Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme was 1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in Afghanistan, 1990–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in Afghanistan is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest 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: extreme in Afghanistan peaked at 2 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 3rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 1 Pakistan 2 compare
- 1 Russia 2 compare
- 3 Albania 1 compare
- 3 Argentina 1 compare
- 3 Australia 1 compare
- 3 Austria 1 compare
- 3 Belgium 1 compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1 compare
- 3 Bulgaria 1 compare
- 3 Belarus 1 compare
- 3 Bolivia 1 compare
- 3 Brazil 1 compare
- 3 Canada 1 compare
- 3 Switzerland 1 compare
- 3 Chile 1 compare
- 3 China 1 compare
- 3 Cyprus 1 compare
- 3 Czechia 1 compare
- 3 Germany 1 compare
- 3 Spain 1 compare
- 3 Estonia 1 compare
- 3 France 1 compare
- 3 United Kingdom 1 compare
- 3 Greece 1 compare
- 3 Croatia 1 compare
- 3 Hungary 1 compare
- 3 India 1 compare
- 3 Italy 1 compare
- 3 Japan 1 compare
- 3 South Korea 1 compare
- 3 Lithuania 1 compare
- 3 Latvia 1 compare
- 3 Morocco 1 compare
- 3 Mexico 1 compare
- 3 North Macedonia 1 compare
- 3 Mongolia 1 compare
- 3 Netherlands 1 compare
- 3 Nepal 1 compare
- 3 Peru 1 compare
- 3 Poland 1 compare
- 3 Portugal 1 compare
- 3 Romania 1 compare
- 3 Serbia 1 compare
- 3 Slovakia 1 compare
- 3 Turkey 1 compare
- 3 Ukraine 1 compare
- 3 United States 1 compare
More climate change data for Afghanistan
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,854 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,965 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 638.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,090 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,255 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in Afghanistan?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in Afghanistan was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2001.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme?
- Afghanistan ranks 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme temperature, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides information on global climate and weather patterns, providing insights into temperature variations, land cover accounts, and shifts in mean sea levels.