Level of floods, droughts and tropical cyclones in Iraq, 2000-2023

Sources

IEA (2024), Weather, Climate and Energy Tracker; INFORM (2021), INFORM Risk Index 2025

Notes

Iraq’s average surface temperature for 2000-2023 is taken from the Weather for Energy Tracker. If the slope of a linear regression of temperatures is higher than 0.048 °C per year (+0.011 °C from the world average), that country’s climate hazard level is “high”. If the slope is lower than 0.026 °C per year (-0.011 °C from the world average), the climate hazard is “low”. The world average is based on land temperature data from the NOAA National Centres for Environmental Information’s Climate at a Glance: Global Time Series, accessed 16 May 2024. The levels of climate hazard and exposure for river flood, coastal flood, drought and tropical cyclone are assessed based on the indicators of the INFORM Risk Index for “River Flood”, “Coastal Flood”, “Drought” and “Tropical Cyclone”. The minimum value is 0 and the maximum is 10 (see the INFORM Risk Index page for indicator methodology details). In this report, risks are defined as: Low: 0-2.99; Medium: 3-6.99; and High: 7-10.