Internally displaced persons from disasters in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Internally displaced persons from disasters was 133,000 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced persons from disasters in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2008–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 133,000 for internally displaced persons from disasters in 2023.
The figure is down 68.6% on the previous year and up 3,400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons from disasters in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 888,000 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 120, in 2009.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced persons from disasters in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5,100 | — |
| 2009 | 120 | -97.6% |
| 2010 | 98,000 | +81566.7% |
| 2011 | 12,000 | -87.8% |
| 2012 | 23,000 | +91.7% |
| 2013 | 3,800 | -83.5% |
| 2014 | 24,000 | +531.6% |
| 2015 | 106,000 | +341.7% |
| 2016 | 130,000 | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 27,000 | -79.2% |
| 2018 | 81,000 | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 237,000 | +192.6% |
| 2020 | 279,000 | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 888,000 | +218.3% |
| 2022 | 423,000 | -52.4% |
| 2023 | 133,000 | -68.6% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 133,000 is above the median for low income countries, which is 82,500, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 133,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22,500, 5.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internally displaced persons from disasters in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +81566.7% | 120 | 98,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,610 | 120 | 5,100 | 2 |
| 2010s | 74,180 | 3,800 | 237,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 430,750 | 133,000 | 888,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 380.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 313.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 483.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 57.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 2,624 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 1,764 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons from disasters in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Internally displaced persons from disasters in Democratic Republic of Congo was 133,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internally displaced persons from disasters recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 888,000 in 2021.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons from disasters recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 in 2009.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for internally displaced persons from disasters?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is internally displaced persons from disasters rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Internally displaced persons from disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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