Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 135 countries
All-time high
2
in 2012
All-time low
1
in 1988
Years of data
19
1988–2024
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Cameroon, 1988–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Cameroon stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Cameroon peaked at 2 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1988.
Cameroon ranks 45th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cameroon'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 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 90.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Cameroon?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Cameroon was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2012.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1988.
- How does Cameroon rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- Cameroon ranks 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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