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

Myanmar: Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 78 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
46.7%
in 2005
Years of data
18
2005–2023

Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Myanmar, 2005–2023

0204060801002005201420232005: 46.7 %2006: 46.7 %2007: 46.7 %2008: 46.7 %2009: 46.7 %2010: 66.7 %2011: 73.3 %2012: 73.3 %2013: 73.3 %2014: 73.3 %2015: 100 %2016: 100 %2017: 100 %2019: 100 %2020: 100 %2021: 100 %2022: 100 %2023: 100 %

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 Myanmar is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Myanmar peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2005.

Myanmar ranks 1st of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Myanmar, 2005 to 2023.
Year % Change
2005 46.7%
2006 46.7% +0.0%
2007 46.7% +0.0%
2008 46.7% +0.0%
2009 46.7% +0.0%
2010 66.7% +42.9%
2011 73.3% +10.0%
2012 73.3% +0.0%
2013 73.3% +0.0%
2014 73.3% +0.0%
2015 100.0% +36.4%
2016 100.0% +0.0%
2017 100.0% +0.0%
2019 100.0% +0.0%
2020 100.0% +0.0%
2021 100.0% +0.0%
2022 100.0% +0.0%
2023 100.0% +0.0%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.4%, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.0%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 46.7% 46.7% 46.7% 5
2010s 84.4% 66.7% 100.0% 9
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 4

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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 Myanmar?
Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Myanmar was 100.0% in 2023, 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 Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2005.
How does Myanmar rank for share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies?
Myanmar ranks 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar 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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