In this article, we take a look at the 5 countries with the most climate refugees in the world. If you would like to see our detailed analysis, you can check out the 15 Countries with the Most Climate Refugees in the World.
05. Nigeria
Internal Displacements by Disaster: 2,437,000
ND-GAIN Score: 0.486
Net Migration Rate: -0.2
The highest disaster-related displacements in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022 were recorded by Nigeria, which was also its highest number in a decade. The southern state of Bayelsa faced half of these displacements, which were mostly worsened by severe flooding between June and November. This is why Nigeria is one of the countries on our list of states with the most climate refugees in the world.
04. India
Internal Displacements by Disaster: 2,507,000
ND-GAIN Score: 0.498
Net Migration Rate: 0.1
Around 742,000 displacements in India were triggered in the pre-monsoon season, even before the rains hit with their full strength. By the end of the monsoon season, 2.1 million displacements had occurred. Cyclone Sitrang, which hit Bangladesh, also led to 66,000 displacements in India. The country was also hit by two other cyclones in the same year.
03. China
Internal Displacements by Disaster: 3,632,000
ND-GAIN Score: 0.387
Net Migration Rate: -0.1
72% of total disaster-related displacements in China took place due to pre-emptive evacuative measures. Around 1.8 million displacements were triggered by storms that had moved in from the Philippines. The Typhoon Muifa caused another 1.3 million displacements. Flooding in China caused two-thirds of East Asia’s total flood-related displacement.
02. Philippines
Internal Displacements by Disaster: 5,445,000
ND-GAIN Score: 0.463
Net Migration Rate: 0
The highest number of displacements in the East Asia and Pacific region occurred in the Philippines. The Nalgae storm alone caused 3 million of these displacements in October 2022. Several population segments were hit by various disasters in the same year, causing them to flee multiple times. Examples of this included Typhoon Rai and the Megi storm, which hit the same communities one after the other.
01. Pakistan
Internal Displacements by Disaster: 8,168,000
ND-GAIN Score: 0.521
Net Migration Rate: -1
Pakistan ranks first on our list of countries with the highest number of climate refugees in 2022. 90% of the climate-related displacements in South Asia were caused by flooding, a massive chunk of which occurred in Pakistan. Record-breaking rainfall led to flash flooding, leaving 10% of the country underwater and displacing almost 8.2 million individuals. This was the world’s largest single disaster-related displacement in over a decade.
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