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

Samoa: Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies was 3.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
3.3%
World rank
70th
of 78 countries
All-time high
50.0%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023

Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Samoa, 2017–2023

010203040502017202020232017: 0 %2018: 0 %2019: 28.6 %2020: 50 %2021: 41.5 %2022: 0 %2023: 3.3 %

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 Samoa is 3.3%, measured in 2023.

Samoa ranks 70th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Samoa, 2017 to 2023.
Year % Change
2017 0.0% —
2018 0.0% —
2019 28.6% —
2020 50.0% +75.0%
2021 41.5% -16.9%
2022 0.0% -100.0%
2023 3.3% —

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 3.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.6%, 4% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 3.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.0%, 4% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 9.5% 0.0% 28.6% 3
2020s 23.7% 0.0% 50.0% 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 67 Micronesia (country) 11.7% compare
  2. 68 Burkina Faso 9.0%
  3. 69 Mauritius 8.3% compare
  4. 71 Namibia 1.8% compare
  5. 72 Fiji 0.0%
  6. 72 Montenegro 0.0% compare
  7. 72 Nauru 0.0% compare
  8. 72 Papua New Guinea 0.0%
  9. 72 Romania 0.0%
  10. 72 Sweden 0.0%
  11. 72 Barbados 0.0%

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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 Samoa?
Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Samoa was 3.3% 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 Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
How does Samoa rank for share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies?
Samoa ranks 70th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Samoa 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 (%).