As of 2020, ** million new person displacements registered in sub-Saharan Africa were caused by floods. Storms and droughts occurring in the region accounted for some *** million and *** million displacements, respectively. In the same year, nearly *** million overall cases of disaster-related displacements were reported in sub-Saharan Africa.
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IDMC. (December 14, 2021). Number of disaster displacements in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020, by cause (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1280971/disaster-displacements-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-cause/
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Number of disaster displacements in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020, by cause (in millions) [Graph], IDMC, December 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1280971/disaster-displacements-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-cause/
