Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in India
India: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme was 1 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
3rd
of 48 countries
All-time high
3
in 2007
All-time low
1
in 1981
Years of data
36
1980–2024
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in India, 1980–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in India is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in India peaked at 3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.
That places India 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1988 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.67 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Pakistan 2 compare
- 1 Russia 2 compare
- 3 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 3 Albania 1 compare
- 3 Argentina 1 compare
- 3 Australia 1 compare
- 3 Austria 1 compare
- 3 Belgium 1 compare
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- 3 Belarus 1 compare
- 3 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 compare
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- 3 Slovakia 1 compare
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More climate change data for India
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,699 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in India?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in India was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
- How does India rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme?
- India ranks 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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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