environmental2009
Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2009. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
1.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009
Median: 0.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009
Countries Covered
168
with available data
Highest
Eswatini
9.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009
Lowest
Samoa
0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009
Top 5 Countries
1Eswatini9.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009
2Malawi8.8% (share) of population, average 1990-2009
3People's Republic of China8.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009
4Niger7.5% (share) of population, average 1990-2009
5Eritrea7.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009
By Region
Other1.5% (share) of population, average 1990-2009(92 countries)
Oceania1.5% (share) of population, average 1990-2009(2 countries)
Africa1.5% (share) of population, average 1990-2009(9 countries)
Asia1.4% (share) of population, average 1990-2009(23 countries)
South America0.6% (share) of population, average 1990-2009(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009)High (9.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009)
Other (92)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Asia (23)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (31)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2009. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | 9.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 2 | Malawi | 8.8% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 3 | People's Republic of China | 8.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 4 | Niger | 7.5% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 5 | Eritrea | 7.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 6 | Guyana | 7.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 7 | Djibouti | 6.8% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 8 | Cambodia | 6.6% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 9 | Kenya | 6.5% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 5.4% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 11 | Albania | 5.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 12 | Kiribati | 5.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 13 | Somalia | 4.6% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 4.6% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 15 | India | 4.4% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 16 | Zambia | 4.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 17 | Thailand | 3.8% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 18 | Mozambique | 3.7% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 19 | Lesotho | 3.4% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 20 | Namibia | 3.4% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 3.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 22 | Mauritania | 3.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 23 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 3.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 24 | Australia | 3.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 25 | Sudan | 2.8% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 26 | Chad | 2.7% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 27 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.7% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 28 | Mongolia | 2.6% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 29 | North Korea | 2.5% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 30 | Burundi | 2.4% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 2.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 33 | Peru | 2.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 34 | Liberia | 1.9% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 35 | South Africa | 1.8% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 36 | Fiji | 1.7% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 37 | Vietnam | 1.6% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 38 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.5% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 39 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 40 | Guatemala | 1.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 41 | Bolivia | 1.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 42 | Rwanda | 1.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 43 | Honduras | 1.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 1.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 45 | Jamaica | 1.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 1.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 47 | Afghanistan | 1.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 48 | Pakistan | 1.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 49 | Angola | 1.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 50 | Ghana | 1.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 51 | Madagascar | 0.9% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 52 | Benin | 0.9% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 53 | Uganda | 0.9% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 54 | Haiti | 0.8% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 0.8% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 56 | Philippines | 0.8% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 57 | Belize | 0.8% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 58 | Georgia | 0.8% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 59 | Botswana | 0.7% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 0.7% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 61 | Spain | 0.7% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 62 | Cuba | 0.7% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 63 | Paraguay | 0.7% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 64 | Nepal | 0.7% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 0.7% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 66 | Colombia | 0.7% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 67 | Mali | 0.7% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 68 | Senegal | 0.6% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 69 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.5% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 70 | Togo | 0.5% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 71 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.5% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.5% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 73 | Brazil | 0.5% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 74 | Armenia | 0.5% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 75 | Jordan | 0.4% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 76 | El Salvador | 0.4% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 77 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 78 | Suriname | 0.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 79 | Ecuador | 0.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 80 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 81 | Ukraine | 0.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 82 | Uruguay | 0.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 83 | Republic of the Congo | 0.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 84 | Chile | 0.3% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 0.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 87 | United States of America | 0.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 88 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 89 | Panama | 0.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 90 | Central African Republic | 0.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 91 | Guinea | 0.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 92 | Argentina | 0.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 93 | Indonesia | 0.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 94 | Czech Republic | 0.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 95 | Venezuela | 0.2% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 96 | Mexico | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 97 | Türkiye | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 98 | Russian Federation | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 99 | Uzbekistan | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 100 | Vanuatu | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 101 | Yemen | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 102 | Tunisia | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 103 | Malaysia | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 104 | Myanmar | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 105 | Solomon Islands | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 106 | Hungary | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 107 | Romania | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 108 | South Korea | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 109 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 110 | Seychelles | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 111 | Morocco | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 112 | Cameroon | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 113 | Marshall Islands | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 114 | Nigeria | 0.1% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 115 | Slovakia | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 116 | Algeria | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 117 | Austria | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 118 | Germany | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 119 | United Kingdom | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 120 | Poland | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 121 | Maldives | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 122 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 123 | Lebanon | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 124 | Comoros | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 125 | Belarus | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 126 | Japan | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 127 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 128 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 129 | Iraq | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 130 | Bhutan | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 131 | Egypt | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 132 | Montenegro | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 133 | New Zealand | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 134 | Canada | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 135 | Serbia | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 136 | Cape Verde | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 139 | Italy | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 140 | Norway | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 141 | Greece | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 142 | France | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 143 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 144 | Ireland | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 145 | Netherlands | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 146 | Hong Kong | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 147 | Switzerland | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 148 | Cyprus | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 149 | Croatia | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 150 | Portugal | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 151 | Belgium | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 152 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 153 | Israel | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 154 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 155 | Kuwait | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 156 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 157 | Finland | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 158 | American Samoa | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 159 | Denmark | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 160 | Estonia | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 161 | Latvia | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 162 | Libya | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 163 | Lithuania | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 165 | Mauritius | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 166 | Slovenia | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 167 | Sweden | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
| 168 | Samoa | 0.0% (share) of population, average 1990-2009 |
Showing 168 of 168 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2009).
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