Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in Australia
Australia: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme was 1 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in Australia, 1993–2018
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in Australia is 1, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in Australia peaked at 2 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1993.
That places Australia 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | — |
| 1994 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 Pakistan 2 compare
- 1 Russian Federation 2 compare
- 3 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 3 Albania 1 compare
- 3 Argentina 1 compare
- 3 Austria 1 compare
- 3 Belgium 1 compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1 compare
- 3 Bulgaria 1 compare
- 3 Belarus 1 compare
- 3 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 compare
- 3 Brazil 1 compare
- 3 Canada 1 compare
- 3 Switzerland 1 compare
- 3 Chile 1 compare
- 3 China 1 compare
- 3 Cyprus 1 compare
- 3 Czechia 1 compare
- 3 Germany 1 compare
- 3 Spain 1 compare
- 3 Estonia 1 compare
- 3 France 1 compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 compare
- 3 Greece 1 compare
- 3 Croatia 1 compare
- 3 Hungary 1 compare
- 3 India 1 compare
- 3 Italy 1 compare
- 3 Japan 1 compare
- 3 Republic of Korea 1 compare
- 3 Lithuania 1 compare
- 3 Latvia 1 compare
- 3 Morocco 1 compare
- 3 Mexico 1 compare
- 3 North Macedonia 1 compare
- 3 Mongolia 1 compare
- 3 Netherlands 1 compare
- 3 Nepal 1 compare
- 3 Peru 1 compare
- 3 Poland 1 compare
- 3 Portugal 1 compare
- 3 Romania 1 compare
- 3 Serbia 1 compare
- 3 Slovakia 1 compare
- 3 Türkiye 1 compare
- 3 Ukraine 1 compare
- 3 United States 1 compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in Australia?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in Australia was 1 in 2018, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1994.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1993.
- How does Australia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2018.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme temperature, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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