Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Kuwait

Kuwait: Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies was 100.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 78 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2005
All-time low
100.0%
in 2005
Years of data
13
2005–2017

Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Kuwait, 2005–2017

0204060801002005201120172005: 100 %2006: 100 %2007: 100 %2008: 100 %2009: 100 %2010: 100 %2011: 100 %2012: 100 %2013: 100 %2014: 100 %2015: 100 %2016: 100 %2017: 100 %

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

Analysis

In 2017, share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Kuwait stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Kuwait peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2005.

That places Kuwait 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Kuwait, 2005 to 2017.
Year % Change
2005 100.0%
2006 100.0% +0.0%
2007 100.0% +0.0%
2008 100.0% +0.0%
2009 100.0% +0.0%
2010 100.0% +0.0%
2011 100.0% +0.0%
2012 100.0% +0.0%
2013 100.0% +0.0%
2014 100.0% +0.0%
2015 100.0% +0.0%
2016 100.0% +0.0%
2017 100.0% +0.0%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 5
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 8

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 1 Algeria 100.0%
  2. 1 Belarus 100.0%
  3. 1 Bolivia 100.0%
  4. 1 Costa Rica 100.0% compare
  5. 1 Czechia 100.0%
  6. 1 Estonia 100.0% compare
  7. 1 Finland 100.0%
  8. 1 France 100.0%
  9. 1 Jamaica 100.0%
  10. 1 Japan 100.0% compare
  11. 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
  12. 1 Kazakhstan 100.0%
  13. 1 Malaysia 100.0% compare
  14. 1 Mongolia 100.0%
  15. 1 Myanmar 100.0% compare
  16. 1 New Zealand 100.0%
  17. 1 Poland 100.0%
  18. 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
  19. 1 Russia 100.0%
  20. 1 Slovenia 100.0%
  21. 1 South Korea 100.0%
  22. 1 Tajikistan 100.0%
  23. 1 Togo 100.0%
  24. 1 Trinidad and Tobago 100.0%
  25. 1 Tuvalu 100.0%
  26. 1 United States 100.0%
  27. 1 Vanuatu 100.0%
  28. 1 Zimbabwe 100.0%
  29. 1 Canada 100.0%
  30. 1 Gambia 100.0%
  31. 1 Ghana 100.0%

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Kuwait?
Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Kuwait was 100.0% in 2017, 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 Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
What is the lowest share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
How does Kuwait rank for share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies?
Kuwait ranks 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kuwait 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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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
78 places, 762 data points, 2005–2025
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