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
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Papua New Guinea, 1983–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1029 kt (2050)
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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