Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1
World rank
45th
of 135 countries
All-time high
3
in 2020
All-time low
1
in 1984
Years of data
18
1984–2024
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Burkina Faso, 1984–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Burkina Faso peaked at 3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1984.
Burkina Faso ranks 45th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 | — |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -66.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 29,986 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 687.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,646 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,267 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,379 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Burkina Faso?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Burkina Faso was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1984.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- Burkina Faso ranks 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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