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

Uganda: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought was 1 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
1
World rank
1st
of 55 countries
All-time high
1
in 1987
All-time low
1
in 1987
Years of data
8
1987–2022

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Uganda, 1987–2022

00.20.40.60.811987200420221987: 11998: 11999: 12002: 12005: 12008: 12011: 12022: 1

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2022, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Uganda stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 8 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 Uganda peaked at 1 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1987.

That places Uganda 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Year Value Change
1987 1 —
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1 1 1 1
1990s 1 1 1 2
2000s 1 1 1 3
2010s 1 1 1 1
2020s 1 1 1 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Uganda?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Uganda was 1 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1987.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1987.
How does Uganda rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought?
Uganda ranks 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2022.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uganda 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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