Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 78 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
83.3%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Zimbabwe, 2017–2024
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 100.0% for share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.
That places Zimbabwe 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 83.3% | — |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.4%, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.4%, 1.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.0% | 83.3% | 90.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Zimbabwe?
- Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Zimbabwe was 100.0% in 2024, 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies?
- Zimbabwe ranks 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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 (%).