Eastern Africa
35% of countries in Eastern Africa are canonically wetter in El Niño years. 14 of 20 currently score high or severe.
Mean score 5.5 2 severe 12 high 7 wetter6 weak6 drier1 mixed
Countries, ranked
01 Mozambique35.6M · rain -29% · temp +0.0°C 8 Severe impact02 Eritrea3.6M · rain -18% · temp +2.8°C 8 Severe impact03 Ethiopia135M · rain -6% · temp +2.2°C 7 High impact04 Kenya57.5M · dry season · temp +0.8°C 7 High impact05 Uganda51.4M · rain -11% · temp +1.9°C 7 High impact06 Madagascar32.7M · rain +81% · temp +1.7°C 7 High impact07 Somalia19.7M · rain +3% · temp +1.4°C 7 High impact08 Rwanda14.6M · rain -44% · temp +1.9°C 7 High impact09 Burundi14.4M · rain -80% · temp +1.5°C 7 High impact10 Tanzania70.5M · dry season · temp +0.4°C 6 High impact11 Malawi22.2M · dry season · temp -0.2°C 6 High impact12 Zambia21.9M · dry season · temp +0.1°C 6 High impact13 Zimbabwe17.0M · dry season · temp -0.7°C 6 High impact14 Djibouti1.2M · rain -31% · temp +1.4°C 6 High impact15 Seychelles123k · rain +105% · temp +1.0°C 4 Moderate impact16 Mauritius1.2M · rain +17% · temp +0.9°C 3 Minimal impact17 Comoros883k · rain -8% · temp +0.7°C 3 Minimal impact18 British Indian Ocean Territory · rain -45% · temp +0.8°C 2 Minimal impact19 Mayotte · rain +22% · temp +0.6°C 2 Minimal impact20 Réunion · rain +158% · temp +1.0°C 2 Minimal impact