Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Malawi
Malawi: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk was 0.1 index in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1 index
Change on year
down 89.8%
World rank
74th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.98 index
in 2020
All-time low
0.1 index
in 2022
Years of data
7
2015–2022
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Malawi, 2015–2022
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.1 index for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 89.8% on the previous year and down 88.2% over ten years.
Malawi ranks 74th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Malawi, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.85 index | — |
| 2016 | 0.82 index | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.82 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.85 index | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.93 index | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.98 index | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1 index | -89.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.52 index, 19% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.68 index, 15% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.854 index | 0.82 index | 0.93 index | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.54 index | 0.1 index | 0.98 index | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Malawi?
- Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Malawi was 0.1 index in 2022, 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 index in 2020.
- What is the lowest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 index in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk?
- Malawi ranks 74th out of 79 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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.