Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Japan
Japan: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 135 countries
All-time high
3
in 2019
All-time low
1
in 1980
Years of data
32
1980–2024
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Japan, 1980–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Japan stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Japan peaked at 3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1980.
Japan ranks 45th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Japan?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Japan was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1980.
- How does Japan rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- Japan ranks 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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