Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual in Colombia

Colombia: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual was 25 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
25 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 135.0%
World rank
35th
of 131 countries
All-time high
400 % change on previous year
in 2014
All-time low
-75 % change on previous year
in 2006
Years of data
40
1981–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Colombia, 1981–2024

-10001002003004001981200220241981: 100 % change on previous year1982: 0 % change on previous year1983: -50 % change on previous year1984: 0 % change on previous year1987: -40 % change on previous year1988: -33.3 % change on previous year1989: -50 % change on previous year1990: 300 % change on previous year1991: 0 % change on previous year1994: -25 % change on previous year1995: -33.3 % change on previous year1996: 50 % change on previous year1997: -66.7 % change on previous year1998: 100 % change on previous year1999: 200 % change on previous year2000: -50 % change on previous year2001: 100 % change on previous year2002: -16.7 % change on previous year2003: -20 % change on previous year2004: -50 % change on previous year2005: 100 % change on previous year2006: -75 % change on previous year2007: 300 % change on previous year2008: -25 % change on previous year2009: 0 % change on previous year2010: 100 % change on previous year2011: -50 % change on previous year2012: 0 % change on previous year2013: -66.7 % change on previous year2014: 400 % change on previous year2015: -20 % change on previous year2016: -50 % change on previous year2017: 250 % change on previous year2018: -71.4 % change on previous year2019: 200 % change on previous year2020: 0 % change on previous year2021: 83.3 % change on previous year2022: 27.3 % change on previous year2023: -71.4 % change on previous year2024: 25 % change on previous year

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Colombia stood at 25 % change on previous year.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 135.0% on the previous year and down 93.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Colombia peaked at 400 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, -75 % change on previous year, in 2006.

Colombia ranks 35th of 131 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: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in Colombia, 1981 to 2024.
Year % change on previous year Change
1981 100 % change on previous year —
1982 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
1983 -50 % change on previous year —
1984 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
1987 -40 % change on previous year —
1988 -33.33 % change on previous year -16.7%
1989 -50 % change on previous year +50.0%
1990 300 % change on previous year -700.0%
1991 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
1994 -25 % change on previous year —
1995 -33.33 % change on previous year +33.3%
1996 50 % change on previous year -250.0%
1997 -66.67 % change on previous year -233.3%
1998 100 % change on previous year -250.0%
1999 200 % change on previous year +100.0%
2000 -50 % change on previous year -125.0%
2001 100 % change on previous year -300.0%
2002 -16.67 % change on previous year -116.7%
2003 -20 % change on previous year +20.0%
2004 -50 % change on previous year +150.0%
2005 100 % change on previous year -300.0%
2006 -75 % change on previous year -175.0%
2007 300 % change on previous year -500.0%
2008 -25 % change on previous year -108.3%
2009 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2010 100 % change on previous year —
2011 -50 % change on previous year -150.0%
2012 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2013 -66.67 % change on previous year —
2014 400 % change on previous year -700.0%
2015 -20 % change on previous year -105.0%
2016 -50 % change on previous year +150.0%
2017 250 % change on previous year -600.0%
2018 -71.43 % change on previous year -128.6%
2019 200 % change on previous year -380.0%
2020 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2021 83.33 % change on previous year —
2022 27.27 % change on previous year -67.3%
2023 -71.43 % change on previous year -361.9%
2024 25 % change on previous year -135.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s -10.48 % change on previous year -50 % change on previous year 100 % change on previous year 7
1990s 65.62 % change on previous year -66.67 % change on previous year 300 % change on previous year 8
2000s 26.33 % change on previous year -75 % change on previous year 300 % change on previous year 10
2010s 69.19 % change on previous year -71.43 % change on previous year 400 % change on previous year 10
2020s 12.84 % change on previous year -71.43 % change on previous year 83.33 % change on previous year 5

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 33 Iran 33.33 % change on previous year compare
  2. 33 Kenya 33.33 % change on previous year compare
  3. 36 China 14.29 % change on previous year compare
  4. 37 Albania 0 % change on previous year compare
  5. 37 Australia 0 % change on previous year compare
  6. 37 Burundi 0 % change on previous year compare
  7. 37 Benin 0 % change on previous year compare
  8. 37 Burkina Faso 0 % change on previous year compare
  9. 37 Bahamas 0 % change on previous year compare
  10. 37 Belarus 0 % change on previous year
  11. 37 Central African Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
  12. 37 Chile 0 % change on previous year compare
  13. 37 Cote d'Ivoire 0 % change on previous year compare
  14. 37 Cameroon 0 % change on previous year compare
  15. 37 Congo 0 % change on previous year compare
  16. 37 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year compare
  17. 37 Djibouti 0 % change on previous year
  18. 37 Algeria 0 % change on previous year compare
  19. 37 Egypt 0 % change on previous year compare
  20. 37 Fiji 0 % change on previous year compare
  21. 37 Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
  22. 37 Gambia 0 % change on previous year compare
  23. 37 Hungary 0 % change on previous year compare
  24. 37 Ireland 0 % change on previous year compare
  25. 37 Iraq 0 % change on previous year compare
  26. 37 Israel 0 % change on previous year compare
  27. 37 Jamaica 0 % change on previous year compare
  28. 37 Japan 0 % change on previous year compare
  29. 37 Kazakhstan 0 % change on previous year compare
  30. 37 Kyrgyzstan 0 % change on previous year compare
  31. 37 South Korea 0 % change on previous year compare
  32. 37 Lesotho 0 % change on previous year compare
  33. 37 North Macedonia 0 % change on previous year compare
  34. 37 Mauritania 0 % change on previous year compare
  35. 37 Namibia 0 % change on previous year compare
  36. 37 Niger 0 % change on previous year compare
  37. 37 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year compare
  38. 37 Poland 0 % change on previous year compare
  39. 37 North Korea 0 % change on previous year compare
  40. 37 Rwanda 0 % change on previous year compare
  41. 37 Sudan 0 % change on previous year compare
  42. 37 Senegal 0 % change on previous year compare
  43. 37 Sierra Leone 0 % change on previous year compare
  44. 37 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year compare
  45. 37 Tajikistan 0 % change on previous year compare
  46. 37 Venezuela 0 % change on previous year compare
  47. 37 Vanuatu 0 % change on previous year compare
  48. 37 South Africa 0 % change on previous year compare
  49. 37 Zimbabwe 0 % change on previous year compare
  50. 37 Taiwan 0 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Colombia?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Colombia was 25 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 400 % change on previous year in 2014.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was -75 % change on previous year in 2006.
How does Colombia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
Colombia ranks 35th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
131 places, 2,810 data points, 1981–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.