Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Brazil

Brazil: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood was 7 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
7
Change on year
down 41.7%
World rank
2nd
of 135 countries
All-time high
12
in 2023
All-time low
1
in 1986
Years of data
42
1980–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Brazil, 1980–2024

02.557.51012.51980200220241980: 21981: 21983: 21984: 51985: 21986: 11987: 21988: 31989: 41990: 21991: 11992: 41995: 31996: 11997: 31998: 51999: 12000: 42001: 32002: 22003: 52004: 22005: 22006: 22007: 32008: 42009: 72010: 32011: 82012: 22013: 52014: 42015: 42016: 22017: 12018: 22019: 72020: 52021: 82022: 112023: 122024: 7

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Brazil stood at 7.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.7% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Brazil peaked at 12 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1986.

Brazil ranks 2nd of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Brazil, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 2
1981 2 +0.0%
1983 2 +0.0%
1984 5 +150.0%
1985 2 -60.0%
1986 1 -50.0%
1987 2 +100.0%
1988 3 +50.0%
1989 4 +33.3%
1990 2 -50.0%
1991 1 -50.0%
1992 4 +300.0%
1995 3 -25.0%
1996 1 -66.7%
1997 3 +200.0%
1998 5 +66.7%
1999 1 -80.0%
2000 4 +300.0%
2001 3 -25.0%
2002 2 -33.3%
2003 5 +150.0%
2004 2 -60.0%
2005 2 +0.0%
2006 2 +0.0%
2007 3 +50.0%
2008 4 +33.3%
2009 7 +75.0%
2010 3 -57.1%
2011 8 +166.7%
2012 2 -75.0%
2013 5 +150.0%
2014 4 -20.0%
2015 4 +0.0%
2016 2 -50.0%
2017 1 -50.0%
2018 2 +100.0%
2019 7 +250.0%
2020 5 -28.6%
2021 8 +60.0%
2022 11 +37.5%
2023 12 +9.1%
2024 7 -41.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.56 1 5 9
1990s 2.5 1 5 8
2000s 3.4 2 7 10
2010s 3.8 1 8 10
2020s 8.6 5 12 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 Indonesia 8 compare
  2. 3 India 6 compare
  3. 4 Afghanistan 5 compare
  4. 4 China 5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Brazil?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Brazil was 7 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 12 in 2023.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1986.
How does Brazil rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
Brazil ranks 2nd out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
135 places, 2,715 data points, 1980–2025
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