Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Bangladesh, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Bangladesh is 6, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Bangladesh peaked at 12 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1982.
That places Bangladesh 6th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1983 | 9 | +800.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | -88.9% |
| 1985 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 1986 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 1988 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 11 | +120.0% |
| 1994 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 1995 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 1997 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11 | +57.1% |
| 2000 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 | -36.4% |
| 2002 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 | +71.4% |
| 2006 | 7 | -41.7% |
| 2007 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 2017 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2018 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +50.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 6.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 6 is above the median for South Asia, which is 4, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +800.0% | 1 | 9 |
| 1985 | +400.0% | 1 | 5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3 | 5 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More climate change data for Bangladesh
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 53,978 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,421 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 42,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,520 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45,925 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30,719 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Bangladesh?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Bangladesh was 6 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2005.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
- How does Bangladesh rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.