Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) was 1 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 135 countries
All-time high
2
in 2005
All-time low
1
in 1982
Years of data
16
1982–2021
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in El Salvador, 1982–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2021, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in El Salvador stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 16 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 El Salvador peaked at 2 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1982.
That places El Salvador 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | — |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,408 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,253 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,045 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 999.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in El Salvador?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in El Salvador was 1 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
- How does El Salvador rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- El Salvador ranks 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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