Singapore had the highest lightning density worldwide in 2021, accounting for 163.08 lightning events per km2. Coming second and third were Macao S.A.R. and Brunei, respectively. That year, 135.61 lightning events per km2 was registered in the former country, whereas the density in the latter was at 105.22 lightning events per km2. Nevertheless, the world's prime lightning hotspot is located in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, where lightning strikes nearly 300 days per year.
Leading countries based on the total lightning density worldwide in 2021
(in lightning events per square kilometer)
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Vaisala. (January 3, 2022). Leading countries based on the total lightning density worldwide in 2021 (in lightning events per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292520/global-leading-countries-by-total-lightning-density/
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