Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR): Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual was -40 % change on previous year in 1991. ◆ Volatile

Latest (1991)
-40 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 160.0%
World rank
94th
of 131 countries
All-time high
200 % change on previous year
in 1989
All-time low
-75 % change on previous year
in 1988
Years of data
8
1982–1991

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), 1982–1991

-10001002001982198619911982: 0 % change on previous year1983: 50 % change on previous year1984: 0 % change on previous year1985: -33.3 % change on previous year1988: -75 % change on previous year1989: 200 % change on previous year1990: 66.7 % change on previous year1991: -40 % change on previous year

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is -40 % change on previous year, measured in 1991.

That represents a change of down 160.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) peaked at 200 % change on previous year in 1989 and was at its lowest, -75 % change on previous year, in 1988.

That places Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 94th out of 131 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the middle of the range.

Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), 1982 to 1991.
Year % change on previous year Change
1982 0 % change on previous year —
1983 50 % change on previous year —
1984 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
1985 -33.33 % change on previous year —
1988 -75 % change on previous year +125.0%
1989 200 % change on previous year -366.7%
1990 66.67 % change on previous year -66.7%
1991 -40 % change on previous year -160.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 23.61 % change on previous year -75 % change on previous year 200 % change on previous year 6
1990s 13.33 % change on previous year -40 % change on previous year 66.67 % change on previous year 2

Countries ranked near Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

  1. 95 Democratic Republic of Congo -42.86 % change on previous year
  2. 96 Angola -50 % change on previous year
  3. 96 Austria -50 % change on previous year compare
  4. 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina -50 % change on previous year
  5. 96 Czechia -50 % change on previous year
  6. 96 United Kingdom -50 % change on previous year compare
  7. 96 Hong Kong -50 % change on previous year compare
  8. 96 Italy -50 % change on previous year compare
  9. 96 Cambodia -50 % change on previous year
  10. 96 Mali -50 % change on previous year
  11. 96 Mozambique -50 % change on previous year compare
  12. 96 Netherlands -50 % change on previous year compare
  13. 96 Pakistan -50 % change on previous year compare
  14. 96 Panama -50 % change on previous year compare
  15. 96 Portugal -50 % change on previous year compare
  16. 96 South Sudan -50 % change on previous year
  17. 96 Slovakia -50 % change on previous year
  18. 96 Zambia -50 % change on previous year compare

See the full ranking of 131 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was -40 % change on previous year in 1991, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)?
The highest recorded value was 200 % change on previous year in 1989.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)?
The lowest recorded value was -75 % change on previous year in 1988.
How does Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) ranks 94th out of 131 countries with data for 1991.
Where does this Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 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)
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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.