Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Malawi
Malawi: Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies was 79.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Malawi, 2015–2022
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Malawi is 79.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.7% on the previous year and up 575.3% over ten years.
Malawi ranks 43rd of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.8% | — |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +75.1% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | +171.4% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | +22.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 79.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 56.7%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 79.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.4%, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.2% | 11.8% | 55.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 64.7% | 79.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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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 Malawi?
- Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Malawi was 79.4% in 2022, 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies?
- Malawi ranks 43rd out of 78 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 575.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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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Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies (%).