Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Lesotho
Lesotho: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL was 2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Lesotho, 1983–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in 2023.
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 Lesotho peaked at 3 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1983.
Lesotho ranks 44th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | — |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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More climate change data for Lesotho
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1962 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3322 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Lesotho?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Lesotho was 2 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2011.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1983.
- How does Lesotho rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Lesotho ranks 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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