Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 3 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Costa Rica, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Costa Rica is 3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Costa Rica peaked at 4 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1980.
That places Costa Rica 30th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1988 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 1.67 | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 1.33 | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1997 | 2.5 | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 2 | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 2.5 | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 2 | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.33 | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 1.67 | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +50.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 3.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 3 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.56 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.58 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 108.28 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 942.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 688.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 623.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Costa Rica?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Costa Rica was 3 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2008.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.
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- 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.