Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 78 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
100.0%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in New Zealand, 2015–2024
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 100.0% for share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in New Zealand peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2015.
New Zealand ranks 1st of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100.0% | — |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 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% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- New Zealand'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 1 Algeria 100.0% compare
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- 1 Kuwait 100.0%
- 1 Malaysia 100.0% compare
- 1 Mongolia 100.0% compare
- 1 Myanmar 100.0% compare
- 1 Poland 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Russia 100.0% compare
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- 1 Tajikistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Togo 100.0% compare
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 100.0% compare
- 1 Tuvalu 100.0% compare
- 1 United States 100.0% compare
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More reference data data for New Zealand
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in New Zealand?
- Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies in New Zealand was 100.0% in 2024, 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies?
- New Zealand ranks 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand 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 (%).