Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 183 countries
All-time high
2
in 2010
All-time low
1
in 1984
Years of data
16
1984–2024
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Sierra Leone, 1984–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Sierra Leone stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Sierra Leone peaked at 2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1984.
That places Sierra Leone 78th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 | — |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.65 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 538.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 201.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.761 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Sierra Leone?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Sierra Leone was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1984.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Sierra Leone ranks 78th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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