Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
45th
of 135 countries
All-time high
7
in 2006
All-time low
1
in 1981
Years of data
29
1981–2024
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Ethiopia, 1981–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Ethiopia stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Ethiopia peaked at 7 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.
That places Ethiopia 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, 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 frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | — |
| 1985 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 2001 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | -71.4% |
| 2008 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1990s | 2.14 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.88 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Ethiopia?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Ethiopia was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2006.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
- How does Ethiopia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- Ethiopia ranks 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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