Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Samoa
Samoa: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk was 0.47 index in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.47 index
Change on year
up 840.0%
World rank
66th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.73 index
in 2020
All-time low
0.05 index
in 2022
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Samoa, 2017–2023
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Samoa is 0.47 index, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 840.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
That places Samoa 66th out of 79 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Samoa, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.52 index | — |
| 2018 | 0.68 index | +30.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7 index | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.73 index | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.73 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.05 index | -93.2% |
| 2023 | 0.47 index | +840.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.47 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9 index, 52% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.47 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.85 index, 55% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6333 index | 0.52 index | 0.7 index | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.495 index | 0.05 index | 0.73 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 63 Burkina Faso 0.52 index
- 63 Ukraine 0.52 index compare
- 65 Kuwait 0.5 index
- 67 Angola 0.43 index
- 67 Micronesia (country) 0.43 index compare
- 69 Serbia 0.32 index compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Samoa?
- Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Samoa was 0.47 index in 2023, 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 index in 2020.
- What is the lowest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 index in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk?
- Samoa ranks 66th out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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.