Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in South Africa
South Africa: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought was 1 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 55 countries
All-time high
1
in 1980
All-time low
1
in 1980
Years of data
11
1980–2021
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in South Africa, 1980–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in South Africa peaked at 1 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1980.
That places South Africa 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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More climate change data for South Africa
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in South Africa?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in South Africa was 1 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1980.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1980.
- How does South Africa rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought?
- South Africa ranks 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2021.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa 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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