Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk was 1 index in 2021. ▬ Flat
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in United Kingdom, 2005–2021
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 United Kingdom is 1 index, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in United Kingdom peaked at 1 index in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 2005.
That places United Kingdom 1st out of 79 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 index | — |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9 index, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.93 index, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 1 Algeria 1 index compare
- 1 Armenia 1 index compare
- 1 Colombia 1 index compare
- 1 Costa Rica 1 index compare
- 1 Ethiopia 1 index compare
- 1 Germany 1 index compare
- 1 Japan 1 index compare
- 1 Malaysia 1 index compare
- 1 Mongolia 1 index compare
- 1 Montenegro 1 index
- 1 Peru 1 index compare
- 1 Philippines 1 index
- 1 Qatar 1 index compare
- 1 South Korea 1 index compare
- 1 Tajikistan 1 index compare
- 1 Barbados 1 index compare
- 1 Canada 1 index compare
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in United Kingdom?
- Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in United Kingdom was 1 index in 2021, 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2005.
- What is the lowest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 2005.
- How does United Kingdom rank for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk?
- United Kingdom ranks 1st out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.