Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Myanmar, 2005–2023
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 100.0% for share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Myanmar peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2005.
Myanmar ranks 1st of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 46.7% | — |
| 2006 | 46.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.7% | +42.9% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +36.4% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.4%, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.0%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.7% | 46.7% | 46.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 66.7% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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More reference data data for Myanmar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Myanmar?
- Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in Myanmar 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2005.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies?
- Myanmar ranks 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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 (%).