Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Uruguay
Uruguay: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood was 2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Uruguay, 1986–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 2 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in 2024.
The figure is up 100.0% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Uruguay peaked at 3 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1986.
That places Uruguay 16th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.17 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Uruguay?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Uruguay was 2 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2015.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1986.
- How does Uruguay rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- Uruguay ranks 16th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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