Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Gambia
Gambia: Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Gambia, 2017–2025
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 Gambia is 100.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Gambia peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2017.
That places Gambia 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 100.0% | — |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 100.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 56.7%, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Gambia'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 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Gambia?
- Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Gambia was 100.0% in 2025, 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- How does Gambia rank for share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies?
- Gambia ranks 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia 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 (%).