Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 78 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2019
All-time low
100.0%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Jamaica, 2019–2023
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 100.0% for share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over five years.
Jamaica ranks 1st of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 100.0% | — |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.6%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.3%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 1 Algeria 100.0% compare
- 1 Belarus 100.0% compare
- 1 Bolivia 100.0%
- 1 Costa Rica 100.0% compare
- 1 Czechia 100.0% compare
- 1 Estonia 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0%
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 Japan 100.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0%
- 1 Malaysia 100.0% compare
- 1 Mongolia 100.0%
- 1 Myanmar 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Poland 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Russia 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 South Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Tajikistan 100.0%
- 1 Togo 100.0% compare
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 100.0% compare
- 1 Tuvalu 100.0%
- 1 United States 100.0%
- 1 Vanuatu 100.0%
- 1 Zimbabwe 100.0% compare
- 1 Canada 100.0% compare
- 1 Gambia 100.0% compare
- 1 Ghana 100.0% compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Jamaica?
- Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Jamaica was 100.0% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies?
- Jamaica ranks 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Jamaica 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 (%).