Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) was 1 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Bulgaria, 1997–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Bulgaria peaked at 5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1997.
That places Bulgaria 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | — |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +400.0% | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.75 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 176.16 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,923 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 704.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,439 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 92.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Bulgaria?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Bulgaria was 1 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- Bulgaria ranks 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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