Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm was 2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm in Costa Rica, 1988–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 2 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm in Costa Rica peaked at 2 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1988.
That places Costa Rica 17th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 | — |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 17 Bangladesh 2 compare
- 17 Bulgaria 2 compare
- 17 Guatemala 2 compare
- 17 Hong Kong, China 2 compare
- 17 Honduras 2 compare
- 17 Indonesia 2 compare
- 17 Jamaica 2 compare
- 17 Sri Lanka 2 compare
- 17 Nicaragua 2 compare
- 17 Oman 2 compare
- 17 Pakistan 2 compare
- 17 El Salvador 2 compare
- 17 United States Virgin Islands 2 compare
- 17 South Africa 2 compare
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.34 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm in Costa Rica?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm in Costa Rica was 2 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1988.
- How does Costa Rica rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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: Storm, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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