Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Nigeria
Nigeria: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Nigeria, 1983–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 3 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in 2024.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Nigeria peaked at 9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1983.
Nigeria 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | — |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.33 | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 1.67 | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 2 | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 1.75 | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 1.5 | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 1.25 | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 1 | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.25 | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 1.5 | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 1.75 | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 2 | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 9 | +125.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | -66.7% |
| 2002 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5 | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 2 | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 3 | +50.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 3.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nigeria'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 Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +400.0% | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | +400.0% | 1 | 5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.39 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.62 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.25 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 30 Belgium 3 compare
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- 30 Kyrgyzstan 3 compare
- 30 South Korea 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 Nigeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 608.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,996 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,500 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,322 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 27.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Nigeria?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Nigeria was 3 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1983.
- How does Nigeria rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Nigeria ranks 30th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.