Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk was 1 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Costa Rica, 2005–2024
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1 index for score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Costa Rica peaked at 1 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.25 index, in 2005.
Costa Rica ranks 1st of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.25 index | — |
| 2006 | 0.25 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.25 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.25 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.25 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8 index | +220.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.82 index | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.85 index | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.93 index | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.93 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.93 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.93 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.93 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.93 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9 index, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.77 index, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.25 index | 0.25 index | 0.25 index | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.859 index | 0.8 index | 0.93 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.972 index | 0.93 index | 1 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 1 Algeria 1 index compare
- 1 Armenia 1 index compare
- 1 Colombia 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 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 Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Costa Rica?
- Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Costa Rica was 1 index in 2024, according to UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 index in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing 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.