Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Japan
Japan: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk was 1 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 79 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2011
All-time low
1 index
in 2011
Years of data
14
2011–2024
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Japan, 2011–2024
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Japan stood at 1 index. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Japan peaked at 1 index in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 2011.
Japan ranks 1st of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Japan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 index | — |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9 index, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.85 index, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Algeria 1 index compare
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- 1 Ethiopia 1 index compare
- 1 Germany 1 index compare
- 1 Malaysia 1 index compare
- 1 Mongolia 1 index compare
- 1 Montenegro 1 index compare
- 1 Peru 1 index compare
- 1 Philippines 1 index compare
- 1 Qatar 1 index compare
- 1 South Korea 1 index compare
- 1 Tajikistan 1 index compare
- 1 United Kingdom 1 index compare
- 1 Barbados 1 index compare
- 1 Canada 1 index compare
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Japan?
- Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Japan was 1 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2011.
- What is the lowest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 2011.
- How does Japan rank for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk?
- Japan ranks 1st out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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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About this data
Score of adoption and implementation of national DRR strategies in line with the Sendai Framework.