Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies was 9.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
9.0%
Change on year
up 15.6%
World rank
63rd
of 71 countries
All-time high
9.0%
in 2019
All-time low
1.7%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Burkina Faso, 2015–2019

2468102015201720192015: 1.7 %2016: 1.7 %2017: 5.1 %2018: 7.8 %2019: 9 %

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

Analysis

In 2019, share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Burkina Faso stood at 9.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 427.5% over five years.

That places Burkina Faso 63rd out of 71 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

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  4. 64 Georgia 8.8% compare
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  6. 66 Samoa 3.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Burkina Faso?
Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Burkina Faso was 9.0% in 2019, according to UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2015.
How does Burkina Faso rank for share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies?
Burkina Faso ranks 63rd out of 71 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Burkina Faso 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 with disaster risk reduction strategies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction 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
71 places, 668 data points, 2005–2024
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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 (%)