Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Ethiopia, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Ethiopia is 3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Ethiopia peaked at 7 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.
Ethiopia ranks 30th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | — |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.5 | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 2 | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 1.5 | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.33 | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 1.67 | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 2 | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1999 | 7 | +600.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2001 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2003 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 3.5 | +75.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +42.9% |
| 2006 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | -71.4% |
| 2008 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +50.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 3.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 3.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Ethiopia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +600.0% | 1 | 7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.25 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 30 Belgium 3 compare
- 30 Costa Rica 3 compare
- 30 Hong Kong 3 compare
- 30 Croatia 3 compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 3 compare
- 30 South Korea 3 compare
- 30 Nigeria 3 compare
- 30 Slovenia 3 compare
- 30 Tanzania 3 compare
- 30 Vanuatu 3 compare
- 30 Taiwan 3 compare
- 30 Serbia and Montenegro 3 compare
- 30 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 3 compare
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 467.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Ethiopia?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Ethiopia was 3 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1999.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
- How does Ethiopia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Ethiopia ranks 30th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL International Monetary Fund
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.