Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies was 23.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Eswatini, 2015–2024
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 with disaster risk reduction strategies in Eswatini is 23.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Eswatini peaked at 23.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2015.
Eswatini ranks 61st of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.7% | — |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 23.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.4%, 40% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 23.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.4%, 45% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.7% | 13.7% | 20.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 21.9% | 23.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Eswatini?
- Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Eswatini was 23.3% in 2024, 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2015.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies?
- Eswatini ranks 61st out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies (%).