Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR): Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood was 42,000 in 1991. ◆ Volatile

Latest (1991)
42,000
Change on year
up 78.8%
World rank
61st
of 135 countries
All-time high
42,000
in 1991
All-time low
0
in 1984
Years of data
10
1981–1991

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), 1981–1991

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1981198619911981: 2.0k1982: 5861983: 1.0k1984: 01985: 10.0k1987: 36.0k1988: 01989: 01990: 23.5k1991: 42.0k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) recorded 42,000 for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in 1991. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 78.8% on the previous year and up 2,000.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) peaked at 42,000 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1984.

That places Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 61st out of 135 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable) in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), 1981 to 1991.
Year Value Change
1981 2,000
1982 586 -70.7%
1983 1,000 +70.6%
1984 0 -100.0%
1985 10,000
1987 36,000 +260.0%
1988 0 -100.0%
1989 0
1990 23,488
1991 42,000 +78.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6,198 0 36,000 8
1990s 32,744 23,488 42,000 2

Countries ranked near Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

  1. 58 Paraguay 46,675 compare
  2. 59 Italy 46,500 compare
  3. 60 Colombia 45,588 compare
  4. 62 Ghana 41,114
  5. 63 Russian Federation 38,400
  6. 64 Spain 36,615 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was 42,000 in 1991, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)?
The highest recorded value was 42,000 in 1991.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1984.
How does Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) ranks 61st out of 135 countries with data for 1991.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2,000.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 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
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Coverage
135 places, 2,715 data points, 1980–2025
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