Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Malawi
Malawi: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought was 1 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 55 countries
All-time high
1
in 1987
All-time low
1
in 1987
Years of data
10
1987–2024
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Malawi, 1987–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Malawi stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 10 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 Malawi peaked at 1 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1987.
That places Malawi 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | — |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 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 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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More climate change data for Malawi
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.09 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Malawi?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Malawi was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1987.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1987.
- How does Malawi rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought?
- Malawi ranks 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi 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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