Climate related disasters: Flood (Not Applicable) … Flood People in El Salvador
El Salvador: Climate related disasters: Flood (Not Applicable) … Flood People was 300 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in El Salvador, 1982–2021
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: Flood (Not Applicable) … Flood People in El Salvador, year by year
| 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% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 300 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,272, 1% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 300 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18,500, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Climate related disasters: Flood (Not Applicable) … Flood People in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +9900.0% | 3,000 | 300,000 |
| 2005 | +2232.0% | 100 | 2,332 |
| 2008 | +500.0% | 500 | 3,000 |
| 1999 | +263.3% | 1,500 | 5,450 |
| 2001 | +150.0% | 400 | 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More climate change data for El Salvador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 155.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,408 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,253 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,045 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 999.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.77 kt (2050)
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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