Australia vs South Africa: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual

Australia
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Africa
0 % change on previous year
in 2024
Australia rank
37th
South Africa rank
37th

Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual over time

  • Australia
  • South Africa
-1000100200198120032025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in South Africa, a difference of 0 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 37th of 131 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s -5.56 % change on previous year 33.33 % change on previous year 38.89 % change on previous year South Africa
1990s 13.61 % change on previous year 53.57 % change on previous year 39.96 % change on previous year South Africa
2000s 23.82 % change on previous year 5.83 % change on previous year 17.99 % change on previous year Australia
2010s 7.29 % change on previous year 38.54 % change on previous year 31.25 % change on previous year South Africa
2020s 11.62 % change on previous year 21.67 % change on previous year 10.05 % change on previous year South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total, Australia or South Africa?
Australia, at 0 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total between Australia and South Africa?
0 % change on previous year, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
Australia ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 37th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
131 places, 2,810 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.