Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in El Salvador

El Salvador: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood was 300 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
300
Change on year
down 95.8%
World rank
113th
of 135 countries
All-time high
300,000
in 2011
All-time low
0
in 1989
Years of data
16
1982–2021

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in El Salvador, 1982–2021

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1982200120211982: 68.0k1988: 39.1k1989: 01992: 8.0k1995: 1.5k1999: 5.5k2000: 4002001: 1.0k2002: 1002005: 2.3k2007: 5002008: 3.0k2011: 300.0k2015: 02018: 7.1k2021: 300

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 300 for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.8% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in El Salvador peaked at 300,000 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.

El Salvador ranks 113th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable) in El Salvador, 1982 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1982 68,000
1988 39,060 -42.6%
1989 0 -100.0%
1992 8,000
1995 1,500 -81.2%
1999 5,450 +263.3%
2000 400 -92.7%
2001 1,000 +150.0%
2002 100 -90.0%
2005 2,332 +2232.0%
2007 500 -78.6%
2008 3,000 +500.0%
2011 300,000 +9900.0%
2015 0 -100.0%
2018 7,099
2021 300 -95.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 35,687 0 68,000 3
1990s 4,983 1,500 8,000 3
2000s 1,222 100 3,000 6
2010s 102,366 0 300,000 3
2020s 300 300 300 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 110 Guyana 500 compare
  2. 111 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 480 compare
  3. 112 Belarus 420 compare
  4. 113 Ireland 300 compare
  5. 115 Côte d'Ivoire 227 compare
  6. 116 Croatia 177 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in El Salvador?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in El Salvador was 300 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 300,000 in 2011.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
How does El Salvador rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
El Salvador ranks 113th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
135 places, 2,715 data points, 1980–2025
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