The intensity of droughts and flooding in Africa has changed over the last few years. According to a survey conducted in 33 African countries, droughts had become more severe for half of the respondents. People from Uganda, Malawi, and Madagascar were more likely to observe that the droughts became more intense between 2016 and 2018. Indeed, 87 percent of respondents from Uganda stated that droughts had become more severe, making Uganda the country in which people perceived droughts to have worsened the most.
Perceived increasing severity of droughts in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country
Characteristic
Share of respondents who stated drought were more severe
This question was phrased by the source as follows: ": In your experience, over the past 10 years, has there been any change in the severity of the following events in the area where you live? Have they become more severe, less severe, or stayed about the same?"
*The count includes respondents in Kenya. This question was not asked in Kenya.
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Afrobarometer. (August 30, 2019). Perceived increasing severity of droughts in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271010/increasing-severity-of-droughts-in-africa-by-country/
Afrobarometer. "Perceived increasing severity of droughts in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country." Chart. August 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271010/increasing-severity-of-droughts-in-africa-by-country/
Afrobarometer. (2019). Perceived increasing severity of droughts in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271010/increasing-severity-of-droughts-in-africa-by-country/
Afrobarometer. "Perceived Increasing Severity of Droughts in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271010/increasing-severity-of-droughts-in-africa-by-country/
Afrobarometer, Perceived increasing severity of droughts in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271010/increasing-severity-of-droughts-in-africa-by-country/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Perceived increasing severity of droughts in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country [Graph], Afrobarometer, August 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271010/increasing-severity-of-droughts-in-africa-by-country/
