Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in India
India: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought was 1 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 55 countries
All-time high
1
in 1982
All-time low
1
in 1982
Years of data
9
1982–2018
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in India, 1982–2018
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in India is 1, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 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 India peaked at 1 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1982.
India ranks 1st of 55 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | — |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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More climate change data for India
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,699 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in India?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in India was 1 in 2018, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
- How does India rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought?
- India ranks 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2018.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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.