Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in United States
United States: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought was 1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in United States, 1988–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United States recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in United States peaked at 2 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1988.
That places United States 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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More climate change data for United States
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.1% (2100)
- Urban population 80.2% (2025)
- Urban population 274.08 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 341.79 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 6,164 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.95 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 14.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 20.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in United States?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in United States was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1991.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1988.
- How does United States rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought?
- United States ranks 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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