Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm was 1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
32nd
of 112 countries
All-time high
2
in 2006
All-time low
1
in 1993
Years of data
7
1993–2020
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm in Afghanistan, 1993–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm in Afghanistan stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm in Afghanistan peaked at 2 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1993.
That places Afghanistan 32nd out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | — |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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More climate change data for Afghanistan
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,965 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 638.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,090 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,255 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm in Afghanistan?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm in Afghanistan was 1 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2006.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1993.
- How does Afghanistan rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm?
- Afghanistan ranks 32nd out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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