Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Zambia
Zambia: 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 1982
All-time low
1
in 1982
Years of data
8
1982–2024
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Zambia, 1982–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Zambia is 1, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 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 Zambia peaked at 1 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1982.
Zambia ranks 1st of 55 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | — |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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More climate change data for Zambia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Zambia?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Zambia was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
- How does Zambia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought?
- Zambia ranks 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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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