Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Gambia
Gambia: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood was 1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1
World rank
45th
of 135 countries
All-time high
2
in 2010
All-time low
1
in 1996
Years of data
10
1996–2022
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Gambia, 1996–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Gambia is 1, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Gambia peaked at 2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1996.
That places Gambia 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | — |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Gambia?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Gambia was 1 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1996.
- How does Gambia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- Gambia ranks 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2022.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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