Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in Belgium
Belgium: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme was 1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in Belgium, 1985–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in Belgium peaked at 3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1985.
Belgium ranks 3rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 | — |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Pakistan 2 compare
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- 3 Argentina 1 compare
- 3 Australia 1 compare
- 3 Austria 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 of America 1 compare
More climate change data for Belgium
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,597 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 235.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 993.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3575 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in Belgium?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in Belgium was 1 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1985.
- How does Belgium rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme?
- Belgium ranks 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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