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 main displacement-causing catastrophes.
Number of new disaster displacements in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2020
(in 1,000s)
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IDMC. (December 14, 2021). Number of new disaster displacements in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280956/new-disaster-displacements-in-sub-saharan-africa/
IDMC. "Number of new disaster displacements in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280956/new-disaster-displacements-in-sub-saharan-africa/
IDMC. (2021). Number of new disaster displacements in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280956/new-disaster-displacements-in-sub-saharan-africa/
IDMC. "Number of New Disaster Displacements in Sub-saharan Africa from 2008 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280956/new-disaster-displacements-in-sub-saharan-africa/
IDMC, Number of new disaster displacements in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280956/new-disaster-displacements-in-sub-saharan-africa/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Number of new disaster displacements in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph], IDMC, December 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280956/new-disaster-displacements-in-sub-saharan-africa/
