Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 8 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
8
Change on year
up 166.7%
World rank
4th
of 183 countries
All-time high
12
in 2006
All-time low
1
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Afghanistan, 1980–2024

02.557.51012.51980200220241980: 11987: 11988: 11989: 11990: 11991: 41992: 21993: 31994: 31995: 31996: 11997: 31998: 21999: 22000: 12001: 22002: 52003: 82004: 22005: 102006: 122007: 72008: 32009: 42010: 42011: 42012: 102013: 52014: 32015: 52016: 42017: 52018: 52019: 72020: 72021: 42022: 62023: 32024: 8

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 8 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in 2024.

The figure is up 166.7% on the previous year and up 166.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Afghanistan peaked at 12 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1980.

That places Afghanistan 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled in Afghanistan, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 1 —
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 4 +300.0%
1992 2 -50.0%
1993 3 +50.0%
1994 3 +0.0%
1995 3 +0.0%
1996 1 -66.7%
1997 3 +200.0%
1998 2 -33.3%
1999 2 +0.0%
2000 1 -50.0%
2001 2 +100.0%
2002 5 +150.0%
2003 8 +60.0%
2004 2 -75.0%
2005 10 +400.0%
2006 12 +20.0%
2007 7 -41.7%
2008 3 -57.1%
2009 4 +33.3%
2010 4 +0.0%
2011 4 +0.0%
2012 10 +150.0%
2013 5 -50.0%
2014 3 -40.0%
2015 5 +66.7%
2016 4 -20.0%
2017 5 +25.0%
2018 5 +0.0%
2019 7 +40.0%
2020 7 +0.0%
2021 4 -42.9%
2022 6 +50.0%
2023 3 -50.0%
2024 8 +166.7%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 8 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 8.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 8 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2, 4.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +400.0% 2 10

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1 1 1 4
1990s 2.4 1 4 10
2000s 5.4 1 12 10
2010s 5.2 3 10 10
2020s 5.6 3 8 5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 1 China 16 compare
  2. 2 India 15 compare
  3. 3 Vietnam 9 compare
  4. 4 Mexico 8 compare
  5. 6 Bangladesh 6 compare
  6. 6 Canada 6 compare
  7. 6 Pakistan 6 compare
  8. 6 Thailand 6 compare
  9. 6 South Africa 6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Afghanistan?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Afghanistan was 8 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 12 in 2006.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1980.
How does Afghanistan rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
Afghanistan ranks 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 166.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) with 1,354 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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185 places, 5,614 data points, 1980–2025
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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) with 1,354 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.