Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Thailand
Thailand: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk was 0.8 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Thailand, 2015–2024
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 Thailand stood at 0.8 index. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Thailand peaked at 0.8 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.57 index, in 2017.
Thailand ranks 40th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Thailand, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.6 index | — |
| 2016 | 0.6 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.57 index | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.57 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.57 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.68 index | +19.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8 index | +17.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.8 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9 index, 89% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.8 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.85 index, 94% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.582 index | 0.57 index | 0.6 index | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.74 index | 0.68 index | 0.8 index | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 38 Czechia 0.82 index compare
- 38 Egypt 0.82 index compare
- 40 Pakistan 0.8 index compare
- 40 United States 0.8 index compare
- 43 Guatemala 0.77 index compare
- 43 Marshall Islands 0.77 index
- 43 Morocco 0.77 index compare
- 43 Papua New Guinea 0.77 index compare
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Thailand?
- Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Thailand was 0.8 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.57 index in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk?
- Thailand ranks 40th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.