Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in United States of America
United States of America: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in United States of America, 1980–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in United States of America stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in United States of America peaked at 2 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1980.
United States of America ranks 3rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.12 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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More climate change data for United States of America
- 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: extreme in United States of America?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in United States of America was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1990.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1980.
- How does United States of America rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme?
- United States of America ranks 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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