Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Brazil
Brazil: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Brazil, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Brazil is 2, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 81.8% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Brazil peaked at 16 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1982.
That places Brazil 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3 | — |
| 1981 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1982 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1983 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 1984 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 1986 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 1987 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1988 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 1989 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | -75.0% |
| 1991 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 1996 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | -62.5% |
| 2000 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +80.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | -44.4% |
| 2011 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | -62.5% |
| 2013 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +166.7% |
| 2020 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 12 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 16 | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 11 | -31.2% |
| 2025 | 2 | -81.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5 | 2 | 16 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 44 Australia 2 compare
- 44 Burundi 2 compare
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- 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
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- 44 Uruguay 2 compare
- 44 United States 2 compare
- 44 United States Virgin Islands 2 compare
More climate change data for Brazil
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.54 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 564,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 124,669 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 439,674 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 470.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,703 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 228.5 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Brazil?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Brazil was 2 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2023.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
- How does Brazil rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Brazil ranks 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2025.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.