Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood was 1 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 135 countries
All-time high
5
in 2012
All-time low
1
in 1998
Years of data
19
1993–2020
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1993–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 5 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1998.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 45th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2 | — |
| 1994 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2007 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -80.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.14 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.67 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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More climate change data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (2100)
- Urban population 83.3% (2025)
- Urban population 57.90 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 69.49 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 370.74 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.49 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 4.53 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 2.9% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2012.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1998.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2020.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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