Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) in Zambia
Zambia: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
78th
of 183 countries
All-time high
3
in 2007
All-time low
1
in 1982
Years of data
24
1982–2024
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Zambia, 1982–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Zambia is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Zambia peaked at 3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1982.
That places Zambia 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 24 years of available data.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | — |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -50.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia'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 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Zambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 303.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Zambia?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Zambia was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
- How does Zambia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Zambia ranks 78th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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