Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Malawi
Malawi: Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies was 79.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Malawi, 2015–2022
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Malawi stood at 79.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.7% on the previous year and up 575.3% over ten years.
That places Malawi 43rd out of 78 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.8% | — |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +75.1% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | +171.4% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | +22.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 79.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 56.7%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 79.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.4%, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.2% | 11.8% | 55.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 64.7% | 79.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Malawi?
- Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Malawi was 79.4% in 2022, 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies?
- Malawi ranks 43rd out of 78 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 575.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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 (%).