Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Kiribati

Kiribati: Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies was 26.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
26.1%
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
59th
of 78 countries
All-time high
26.1%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2014–2021

Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Kiribati, 2014–2021

01020302014201720212014: 0 %2015: 4.3 %2016: 4.3 %2017: 4.3 %2018: 13 %2019: 13 %2020: 17.4 %2021: 26.1 %

Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Kiribati stood at 26.1%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 499.8% over five years.

That places Kiribati 59th out of 78 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Kiribati, 2014 to 2021.
Year % Change
2014 0.0%
2015 4.3%
2016 4.3% +0.0%
2017 4.3% +0.0%
2018 13.0% +199.8%
2019 13.0% +0.0%
2020 17.4% +33.4%
2021 26.1% +50.0%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 26.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.4%, 45% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 26.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.0%, 35% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.5% 0.0% 13.0% 6
2020s 21.7% 17.4% 26.1% 2

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 56 Kyrgyzstan 41.7% compare
  2. 57 Burundi 33.9% compare
  3. 58 Chile 33.6% compare
  4. 60 Tanzania 24.5% compare
  5. 61 Eswatini 23.3% compare
  6. 62 Portugal 19.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Kiribati?
Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Kiribati was 26.1% in 2021, according to UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
How does Kiribati rank for share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies?
Kiribati ranks 59th out of 78 countries with data for 2021.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies
Unit
%
Source
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
78 places, 762 data points, 2005–2025
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