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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in Switzerland

Switzerland: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme was 1 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 48 countries
All-time high
2
in 2012
All-time low
1
in 2001
Years of data
7
2001–2023

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in Switzerland, 2001–2023

00.511.522001201220232001: 12003: 12005: 12010: 12012: 22022: 12023: 1

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in Switzerland peaked at 2 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2001.

That places Switzerland 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in Switzerland, year by year

Year Value Change
2001 1 —
2003 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2012 2 +100.0%
2022 1 -50.0%
2023 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1 1 1 3
2010s 1.5 1 2 2
2020s 1 1 1 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in Switzerland?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in Switzerland was 1 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 2012.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2001.
How does Switzerland rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme?
Switzerland ranks 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2023.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Switzerland 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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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme temperature, Number (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
48 places, 484 data points, 1980–2024
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