Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Gambia
Gambia: Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) 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: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) 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% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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More climate change data for Gambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 380.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 795.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 275.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 201.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2827 kt (2050)
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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