Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Rwanda
Rwanda: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 135 countries
All-time high
5
in 2020
All-time low
1
in 1988
Years of data
17
1988–2024
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Rwanda, 1988–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Rwanda peaked at 5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1988.
That places Rwanda 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -80.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Rwanda?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Rwanda was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1988.
- How does Rwanda rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- Rwanda ranks 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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