Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood was 1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 135 countries
All-time high
2
in 1987
All-time low
1
in 1996
Years of data
22
1987–2024
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1987–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 2 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1996.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2 | — |
| 1995 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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More climate change data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Urban population 64.2% (2025)
- Urban population 17.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 26.57 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 91.25 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.65 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 2.36 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1987.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1996.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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