Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm in Somalia

Somalia: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm was 120,000 in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
120,000
Change on year
up 300.0%
World rank
19th
of 112 countries
All-time high
228,000
in 2018
All-time low
0
in 1994
Years of data
6
1994–2020

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm in Somalia, 1994–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1994200720201994: 02013: 142.4k2015: 4.0k2018: 228.0k2019: 30.0k2020: 120.0k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm in Somalia is 120,000, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 300.0% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm in Somalia peaked at 228,000 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1994.

That places Somalia 19th out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm (Not Applicable) in Somalia, 1994 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1994 0
2013 142,380
2015 4,000 -97.2%
2018 228,000 +5600.0%
2019 30,000 -86.8%
2020 120,000 +300.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 0 0 1
2010s 101,095 4,000 228,000 4
2020s 120,000 120,000 120,000 1

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 16 Jamaica 160,060 compare
  2. 17 Hungary 150,000 compare
  3. 18 Honduras 129,216 compare
  4. 20 Guam 100,000 compare
  5. 20 Mauritius 100,000 compare
  6. 22 Dominica 71,393 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm in Somalia?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm in Somalia was 120,000 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 228,000 in 2018.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1994.
How does Somalia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm?
Somalia ranks 19th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
112 places, 1,697 data points, 1980–2025
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