Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Madagascar

Madagascar: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought was 1 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 55 countries
All-time high
1
in 1981
All-time low
1
in 1981
Years of data
10
1981–2020

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Madagascar, 1981–2020

00.20.40.60.811981200020201981: 11988: 12000: 12002: 12005: 12008: 12014: 12016: 12017: 12020: 1

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in 2020. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Madagascar peaked at 1 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.

Madagascar ranks 1st of 55 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought, Number (Not Applicable) in Madagascar, 1981 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1981 1
1988 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1 1 1 2
2000s 1 1 1 4
2010s 1 1 1 3
2020s 1 1 1 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Madagascar?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Madagascar was 1 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
How does Madagascar rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought?
Madagascar ranks 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2020.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Madagascar 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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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought, Number (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
55 places, 498 data points, 1980–2024
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