Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought, Number (Not Applicable) by country

This dataset provides information on global climate and weather patterns, providing insights into temperature variations, land cover accounts, and shifts in mean sea levels.

Countries reporting
55
Highest
1
Sudan
Lowest
1
Lesotho
Median
1
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
498

What the numbers show

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought, Number (Not Applicable) is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 1 in Sudan; the lowest is 1 in Lesotho.

The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 1.

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sudan 1 2022 unchanged flat
1 Mexico 1 2011 unchanged flat
1 Mali 1 2022 unchanged flat
1 Mozambique 1 2023 unchanged flat
1 Mauritania 1 2020 unchanged flat
1 Malawi 1 2024 unchanged flat
1 Namibia 1 2024 unchanged flat
1 Niger 1 2022 unchanged flat
1 Nicaragua 1 2018 flat
1 Peru 1 2006 unchanged flat
1 Philippines 1 2019 unchanged flat
1 Paraguay 1 2016 unchanged flat
1 Russia 1 2012 unchanged flat
1 Rwanda 1 2003 unchanged flat
1 Madagascar 1 2020 unchanged flat
1 Senegal 1 2018 unchanged flat
1 El Salvador 1 2018 unchanged flat
1 Somalia 1 2021 unchanged flat
1 Eswatini 1 2019 unchanged flat
1 Chad 1 2022 unchanged flat
1 Thailand 1 2019 unchanged flat
1 Tanzania, United Republic of 1 2021 unchanged flat
1 Uganda 1 2022 unchanged flat
1 United States 1 2024 unchanged falling
1 Viet Nam 1 2024 unchanged flat
1 South Africa 1 2021 unchanged flat
1 Zambia 1 2024 unchanged flat
1 Zimbabwe 1 2024 unchanged flat
1 Ethiopia 1 2022 unchanged flat
1 Angola 1 2024 unchanged flat
1 Australia 1 2018 unchanged flat
1 Burundi 1 2011 unchanged flat
1 Burkina Faso 1 2022 unchanged flat
1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 2023 unchanged falling
1 Brazil 1 2024 unchanged flat
1 Botswana 1 2023 unchanged flat
1 China (People’s Republic of) 1 2024 down 50.0% falling
1 Cameroon 1 2022 unchanged flat
1 Cape Verde 1 2022 unchanged flat
1 Cuba 1 2015 unchanged flat
1 Djibouti 1 2022 unchanged flat
1 Spain 1 2023 flat
1 Afghanistan 1 2021 unchanged flat
1 France 1 2022 flat
1 Guatemala 1 2018 unchanged flat
1 Honduras 1 2023 unchanged flat
1 Haiti 1 2016 unchanged flat
1 Indonesia 1 2023 unchanged flat
1 India 1 2018 unchanged flat
1 Italy 1 2023 unchanged flat
1 Kenya 1 2020 down 50.0% rising
1 Cambodia 1 2016 unchanged flat
1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 2019 flat
1 Sri Lanka 1 2019 unchanged flat
1 Lesotho 1 2023 unchanged flat

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Indicator
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought, Number (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
55 places, 498 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset provides information on global climate and weather patterns, providing insights into temperature variations, land cover accounts, and shifts in mean sea levels.