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 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
23.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 71 countries
All-time high
23.3%
in 2021
All-time low
13.7%
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Eswatini, 2015–2023

05101520252015201920232015: 13.7 %2016: 15.1 %2017: 16.4 %2018: 17.8 %2019: 20.6 %2020: 21.9 %2021: 23.3 %2022: 23.3 %2023: 23.3 %

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 with disaster risk reduction strategies in Eswatini is 23.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 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 55th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16.7% 13.7% 20.6% 5
2020s 22.9% 21.9% 23.3% 4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

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  4. 56 Portugal 20.4% compare
  5. 57 Nepal 16.9% compare
  6. 58 Burundi 15.1% compare

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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 2023, 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 55th out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
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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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 (%)