Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual in Zambia

Zambia: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual was -50 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
-50 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 150.0%
World rank
96th
of 131 countries
All-time high
100 % change on previous year
in 2005
All-time low
-66.67 % change on previous year
in 2008
Years of data
14
1983–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Zambia, 1983–2024

-500501001983200320241983: 0 % change on previous year2001: 0 % change on previous year2004: -50 % change on previous year2005: 100 % change on previous year2008: -66.7 % change on previous year2009: 0 % change on previous year2010: 100 % change on previous year2011: -50 % change on previous year2014: 0 % change on previous year2020: 50 % change on previous year2021: -66.7 % change on previous year2022: 0 % change on previous year2023: 100 % change on previous year2024: -50 % change on previous year

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

Zambia recorded -50 % change on previous year for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in 2024.

That represents a change of down 150.0% on the previous year and down 200.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Zambia peaked at 100 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, -66.67 % change on previous year, in 2008.

Zambia ranks 96th of 131 countries on this measure, 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: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in Zambia, 1983 to 2024.
Year % change on previous year Change
1983 0 % change on previous year —
2001 0 % change on previous year —
2004 -50 % change on previous year —
2005 100 % change on previous year -300.0%
2008 -66.67 % change on previous year -166.7%
2009 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2010 100 % change on previous year —
2011 -50 % change on previous year -150.0%
2014 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2020 50 % change on previous year —
2021 -66.67 % change on previous year -233.3%
2022 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2023 100 % change on previous year —
2024 -50 % change on previous year -150.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 1
2000s -3.33 % change on previous year -66.67 % change on previous year 100 % change on previous year 5
2010s 16.67 % change on previous year -50 % change on previous year 100 % change on previous year 3
2020s 6.67 % change on previous year -66.67 % change on previous year 100 % change on previous year 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 94 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) -40 % change on previous year compare
  2. 95 Democratic Republic of Congo -42.86 % change on previous year compare
  3. 96 Angola -50 % change on previous year compare
  4. 96 Austria -50 % change on previous year compare
  5. 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina -50 % change on previous year compare
  6. 96 Czechia -50 % change on previous year compare
  7. 96 United Kingdom -50 % change on previous year compare
  8. 96 Hong Kong -50 % change on previous year compare
  9. 96 Italy -50 % change on previous year compare
  10. 96 Cambodia -50 % change on previous year compare
  11. 96 Mali -50 % change on previous year compare
  12. 96 Mozambique -50 % change on previous year compare
  13. 96 Netherlands -50 % change on previous year compare
  14. 96 Pakistan -50 % change on previous year compare
  15. 96 Panama -50 % change on previous year compare
  16. 96 Portugal -50 % change on previous year compare
  17. 96 South Sudan -50 % change on previous year compare
  18. 96 Slovakia -50 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Zambia?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Zambia was -50 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 100 % change on previous year in 2005.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was -66.67 % change on previous year in 2008.
How does Zambia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
Zambia ranks 96th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
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Indicator
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
131 places, 2,810 data points, 1981–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.