Number of new disaster displacements in Sub-Saharan Africa 2008-2020
In 2020, nearly 4.3 million new disaster person displacements were registered in Sub-Saharan Africa, increasing from the preceding year, when the count reached around 3.5 million. Within the reviewed period, the highest number of displacements due to naturally occurring disasters in the region was reported in 2012, at approximately 5.9 million. Floods and storms are some of the