1,735,000 km²
below 1981-2010 average on 31-Aug-2023
669,883 mi²
below 1981-2010 average on 31-Aug-2023
3.4 mm/year
since 1993
292 disasters
more events in 2022 in comparison to 1970s
210 disasters
more events in 2022 in comparison to 1980s
127 disasters
more events in 2022 in comparison to 1990s
49 % days
in 2023 are above 90th percentile of 1981-2010
171 days
in 2023 are above 90th percentile of 1981-2010
4.5 hundred thousands l/s
on average in 1986-2015
4.5 tons per second
on average in 1986-2015
2.82 times
faster than global average in last 30 years
2.57 times
faster than global average in last 50 years
2.54 times
faster than global average in last 70 years