Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 135 countries
All-time high
3
in 2008
All-time low
1
in 1980
Years of data
21
1980–2024
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Costa Rica, 1980–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Costa Rica peaked at 3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1980.
That places Costa Rica 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.86 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 108.28 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 942.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 688.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 623.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Costa Rica?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Costa Rica was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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