The intensity of droughts and flooding in Africa has changed over the last years. According to a survey conducted in 33 African countries, floods had become more severe for 30 percent of the respondents. People from Madagascar, eSwatini, and Gabon were more likely to have observed that the floods were more intense between 2016 and 2018. Indeed, 67 percent of the respondents from Madagascar stated that flooding had became more severe, making Madagascar the country in which people perceived floods to have worsened the most.
Perceived increasing severity of floods in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country
Characteristic
Share of respondents who stated floodings were more severe
The survey 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 floods in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271012/increasing-severity-of-floods-in-africa-by-country/
Afrobarometer. "Perceived increasing severity of floods in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country." Chart. August 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271012/increasing-severity-of-floods-in-africa-by-country/
Afrobarometer. (2019). Perceived increasing severity of floods in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271012/increasing-severity-of-floods-in-africa-by-country/
Afrobarometer. "Perceived Increasing Severity of Floods in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271012/increasing-severity-of-floods-in-africa-by-country/
Afrobarometer, Perceived increasing severity of floods in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271012/increasing-severity-of-floods-in-africa-by-country/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Perceived increasing severity of floods in Africa between 2016 and 2018, by country [Graph], Afrobarometer, August 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271012/increasing-severity-of-floods-in-africa-by-country/
