Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood was 3 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3
Change on year
up 200.0%
World rank
10th
of 135 countries
All-time high
3
in 2020
All-time low
1
in 1992
Years of data
15
1983–2020

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Papua New Guinea, 1983–2020

11.522.531983200120201983: 21992: 11993: 11999: 12004: 12005: 12006: 22008: 22012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12019: 12020: 3

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Papua New Guinea is 3, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 200.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1992.

Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Papua New Guinea, 1983 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1983 2
1992 1 -50.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 2 +100.0%
2008 2 +0.0%
2012 1 -50.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 3 +200.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2 2 2 1
1990s 1 1 1 3
2000s 1.5 1 2 4
2010s 1 1 1 6
2020s 3 3 3 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 10 Bangladesh 3 compare
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  3. 10 Kyrgyzstan 3 compare
  4. 10 United States of America 3 compare
  5. 10 South Africa 3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Papua New Guinea?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Papua New Guinea was 3 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 2020.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1992.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
Papua New Guinea ranks 10th out of 135 countries with data for 2020.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
135 places, 2,715 data points, 1980–2025
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