Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR): Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood was 2 in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
2
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
16th
of 135 countries
All-time high
4
in 1990
All-time low
1
in 1981
Years of data
10
1981–1991

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), 1981–1991

12341981198619911981: 11982: 21983: 21984: 21985: 21987: 11988: 11989: 11990: 41991: 2

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) recorded 2 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in 1991.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) peaked at 4 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.

That places Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 16th out of 135 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), 1981 to 1991.
Year Value Change
1981 1
1982 2 +100.0%
1983 2 +0.0%
1984 2 +0.0%
1985 2 +0.0%
1987 1 -50.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 4 +300.0%
1991 2 -50.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.5 1 2 8
1990s 3 2 4 2

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  21. 16 Serbia and Montenegro 2
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  25. 16 Thailand 2 compare
  26. 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 2 compare
  27. 16 Uruguay 2 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was 2 in 1991, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 1990.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
How does Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) ranks 16th out of 135 countries with data for 1991.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 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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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
135 places, 2,715 data points, 1980–2025
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