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

Senegal: 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 1982
All-time low
1
in 1982
Years of data
5
1982–2018

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Senegal, 1982–2018

00.20.40.60.811982200020181982: 12002: 12011: 12014: 12018: 1

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Senegal peaked at 1 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1982.

That places Senegal 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought, Number (Not Applicable) in Senegal, 1982 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1982 1
2002 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1 1 1 1
2000s 1 1 1 1
2010s 1 1 1 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Senegal?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Senegal was 1 in 2018, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
How does Senegal rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought?
Senegal ranks 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2018.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Senegal 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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