Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Colombia
Colombia: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Colombia, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Colombia recorded 5 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in 2024.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Colombia peaked at 14 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1980.
That places Colombia 11th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1981 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1982 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1986 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 1987 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 1988 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1989 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1990 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 1991 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1996 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1998 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +250.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | -71.4% |
| 2019 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +83.3% |
| 2022 | 14 | +27.3% |
| 2023 | 4 | -71.4% |
| 2024 | 5 | +25.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 5.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 2.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 | 4 | 14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More climate change data for Colombia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 578.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
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 5 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 14 in 2022.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1980.
- How does Colombia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Colombia ranks 11th out of 183 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 unchanged. 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), 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.