Number of local governments that adopt and implement local DRR in Ghana
Ghana: Number of local governments that adopt and implement local DRR was 261 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
261
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
15th
of 82 countries
All-time high
261
in 2024
All-time low
1
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Number of local governments that adopt and implement local DRR in Ghana, 2019–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 261 for number of local governments that adopt and implement local drr in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 26,000.0% over ten years.
That places Ghana 15th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of local governments that adopt and implement local DRR in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2021 | 46 | +1433.3% |
| 2022 | 55 | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 245 | +345.5% |
| 2024 | 261 | +6.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 261 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21, 12.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 261 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20, 13.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 122 | 3 | 261 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More public sector data for Ghana
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- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 37.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments that adopt and implement local drr in Ghana?
- Number of local governments that adopt and implement local drr in Ghana was 261 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments that adopt and implement local drr recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 261 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of local governments that adopt and implement local drr recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for number of local governments that adopt and implement local drr?
- Ghana ranks 15th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of local governments that adopt and implement local drr rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26,000.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments that adopt and implement local DRR strategies in line with national strategies (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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