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

Mozambique: Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies was 17.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
17.5%
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
63rd
of 78 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2017
All-time low
16.2%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2017–2025

Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Mozambique, 2017–2025

204060801002017202120252017: 100 %2019: 100 %2020: 100 %2023: 16.2 %2024: 16.2 %2025: 17.5 %

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

Analysis

In 2025, share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Mozambique stood at 17.5%.

That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and down 82.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Mozambique peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2023.

That places Mozambique 63rd out of 78 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Mozambique, 2017 to 2025.
Year % Change
2017 100.0%
2019 100.0% +0.0%
2020 100.0% +0.0%
2023 16.2% -83.8%
2024 16.2% +0.0%
2025 17.5% +8.0%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 17.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 56.7%, 31% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 17.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.4%, 34% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 2
2020s 37.5% 16.2% 100.0% 4

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 60 Tanzania 24.5% compare
  2. 61 Eswatini 23.3% compare
  3. 62 Portugal 19.2% compare
  4. 64 Nepal 16.9%
  5. 65 Georgia 11.8% compare
  6. 66 Bangladesh 11.7%

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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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 Mozambique?
Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Mozambique was 17.5% in 2025, 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 Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2023.
How does Mozambique rank for share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies?
Mozambique ranks 63rd out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 82.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mozambique 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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Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies (%).