Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Egypt
Egypt: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk was 0.82 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Egypt, 2005–2024
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.82 index for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Egypt peaked at 0.82 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.45 index, in 2016.
That places Egypt 38th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Egypt, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5 index | — |
| 2006 | 0.65 index | +30.0% |
| 2007 | 0.62 index | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6 index | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.45 index | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.68 index | +51.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7 index | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.73 index | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.77 index | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.73 index | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.82 index | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.82 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.82 index | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.82 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.76 index, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.82 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.81 index, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +51.1% | 0.45 index | 0.68 index |
| 2006 | +30.0% | 0.5 index | 0.65 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.594 index | 0.5 index | 0.65 index | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.616 index | 0.45 index | 0.73 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.792 index | 0.73 index | 0.82 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Egypt?
- Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Egypt was 0.82 index in 2024, according to UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 index in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk?
- Egypt ranks 38th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Score of adoption and implementation of national DRR strategies in line with the Sendai Framework.