Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Australia
Australia: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought was 1 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
1
World rank
1st
of 55 countries
All-time high
1
in 1981
All-time low
1
in 1981
Years of data
6
1981–2018
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Australia, 1981–2018
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Australia peaked at 1 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.
Australia ranks 1st of 55 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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More climate change data for Australia
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Australia?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Australia was 1 in 2018, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
- How does Australia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2018.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides information on global climate and weather patterns, providing insights into temperature variations, land cover accounts, and shifts in mean sea levels.