Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Australia
Australia: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Australia, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Australia is 2, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Australia peaked at 10 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1983.
Australia ranks 44th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | — |
| 1982 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1986 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 3.5 | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 3 | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | -37.5% |
| 1996 | 9 | +80.0% |
| 1997 | 4 | -55.6% |
| 1998 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 | +80.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | -44.4% |
| 2003 | 10 | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | -40.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | -75.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 3 | -62.5% |
| 2012 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | -62.5% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2022 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2023 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.61 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.1 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 44 Burundi 2 compare
- 44 Belize 2 compare
- 44 Brazil 2 compare
- 44 Cameroon 2 compare
- 44 Dominican Republic 2 compare
- 44 Algeria 2 compare
- 44 Ecuador 2 compare
- 44 Georgia 2 compare
- 44 Ghana 2 compare
- 44 Greece 2 compare
- 44 Grenada 2 compare
- 44 Honduras 2 compare
- 44 Israel 2 compare
- 44 Jamaica 2 compare
- 44 Laos 2 compare
- 44 Lesotho 2 compare
- 44 Latvia 2 compare
- 44 Morocco 2 compare
- 44 Marshall Islands 2 compare
- 44 Myanmar 2 compare
- 44 Nicaragua 2 compare
- 44 Oman 2 compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 2 compare
- 44 Paraguay 2 compare
- 44 Sudan 2 compare
- 44 El Salvador 2 compare
- 44 Syria 2 compare
- 44 Chad 2 compare
- 44 Turkey 2 compare
- 44 Ukraine 2 compare
- 44 Uruguay 2 compare
- 44 United States 2 compare
- 44 United States Virgin Islands 2 compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Australia?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Australia was 2 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2003.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1983.
- How does Australia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Australia ranks 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2025.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) with 1,354 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL International Monetary Fund
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About this data
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) with 1,354 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.