Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought was 1 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Zimbabwe, 1982–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Zimbabwe is 1, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 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 Zimbabwe peaked at 1 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1982.
Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 55 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 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 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.93 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Zimbabwe?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in Zimbabwe was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought?
- Zimbabwe ranks 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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