Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Ghana
Ghana: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Ghana, 1983–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Ghana is 2, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure 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: total in Ghana peaked at 2 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1983.
Ghana ranks 44th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | — |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +100.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.45 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 44 Australia 2 compare
- 44 Burundi 2 compare
- 44 Belize 2 compare
- 44 Brazil 2 compare
- 44 Cameroon 2 compare
- 44 Dominican Republic 2 compare
- 44 Algeria 2 compare
- 44 Ecuador 2 compare
- 44 Georgia 2 compare
- 44 Greece 2 compare
- 44 Grenada 2 compare
- 44 Honduras 2 compare
- 44 Israel 2 compare
- 44 Jamaica 2 compare
- 44 Laos 2 compare
- 44 Lesotho 2 compare
- 44 Latvia 2 compare
- 44 Morocco 2 compare
- 44 Marshall Islands 2 compare
- 44 Myanmar 2 compare
- 44 Nicaragua 2 compare
- 44 Oman 2 compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 2 compare
- 44 Paraguay 2 compare
- 44 Sudan 2 compare
- 44 El Salvador 2 compare
- 44 Syria 2 compare
- 44 Chad 2 compare
- 44 Turkey 2 compare
- 44 Ukraine 2 compare
- 44 Uruguay 2 compare
- 44 United States 2 compare
- 44 United States Virgin Islands 2 compare
More climate change data for Ghana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 63.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,979 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 142.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,417 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 670.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 746.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Ghana?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Ghana was 2 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2002.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Ghana ranks 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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
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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.