Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Zambia
Zambia: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood was 2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Zambia, 1989–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 2 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Zambia peaked at 3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1989.
That places Zambia 16th out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 | — |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.38 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Zambia?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Zambia was 2 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
- How does Zambia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- Zambia ranks 16th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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