Number of climate hazards in Africa 1970-2019, by country
floods, storms, and droughts. South Africa recorded 90 hazards in the period, the highest number among African countries. Mozambique, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Madagascar followed as the most affected nations, each recording over 70 climate disasters in the last five decades.
Africa registered nearly 1,700 weather, climate, and water-related disasters between 1970 and 2019, including events such as