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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm in France

France: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
32nd
of 112 countries
All-time high
8
in 1990
All-time low
1
in 1985
Years of data
36
1982–2025

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm in France, 1982–2025

024681982200320251982: 21983: 21984: 31985: 11987: 11989: 11990: 81992: 21993: 21995: 11996: 11998: 11999: 32000: 12001: 22002: 22003: 22004: 12006: 22007: 32008: 32009: 12010: 22011: 12013: 22014: 42015: 12017: 12018: 32019: 52020: 32021: 22022: 42023: 32024: 22025: 1

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

France recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm in France peaked at 8 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1985.

France ranks 32nd of 112 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: Storm in France, year by year

Year Value Change
1982 2 —
1983 2 +0.0%
1984 3 +50.0%
1985 1 -66.7%
1987 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 8 +700.0%
1992 2 -75.0%
1993 2 +0.0%
1995 1 -50.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 3 +200.0%
2000 1 -66.7%
2001 2 +100.0%
2002 2 +0.0%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 1 -50.0%
2006 2 +100.0%
2007 3 +50.0%
2008 3 +0.0%
2009 1 -66.7%
2010 2 +100.0%
2011 1 -50.0%
2013 2 +100.0%
2014 4 +100.0%
2015 1 -75.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 3 +200.0%
2019 5 +66.7%
2020 3 -40.0%
2021 2 -33.3%
2022 4 +100.0%
2023 3 -25.0%
2024 2 -33.3%
2025 1 -50.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.67 1 3 6
1990s 2.57 1 8 7
2000s 1.89 1 3 9
2010s 2.38 1 5 8
2020s 2.5 1 4 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm in France?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm in France was 1 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 8 in 1990.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1985.
How does France rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm?
France ranks 32nd out of 112 countries with data for 2025.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: storm rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this France 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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Indicator
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm, Number (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
112 places, 1,697 data points, 1980–2025
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