Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in India
India: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 15 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in India, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
India recorded 15 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in India peaked at 25 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1994.
India ranks 2nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10 | — |
| 1981 | 6 | -40.0% |
| 1982 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10 | +66.7% |
| 1984 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 12 | +71.4% |
| 1991 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 5 | -44.4% |
| 1995 | 9 | +80.0% |
| 1996 | 12 | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 14 | +55.6% |
| 1999 | 7 | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 13 | +85.7% |
| 2001 | 17 | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 13 | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 16 | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 6 | -62.5% |
| 2005 | 25 | +316.7% |
| 2006 | 20 | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | -45.0% |
| 2009 | 16 | +45.5% |
| 2010 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 12 | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 16 | +45.5% |
| 2015 | 19 | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 15 | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 18 | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 23 | +27.8% |
| 2019 | 12 | -47.8% |
| 2020 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 16 | +45.5% |
| 2022 | 7 | -56.2% |
| 2023 | 16 | +128.6% |
| 2024 | 15 | -6.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 15 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 15.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- India's 15 is above the median for South Asia, which is 4, 3.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +316.7% | 6 | 25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.5 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.4 | 5 | 14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.7 | 6 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3 | 9 | 23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 | 7 | 16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in India?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in India was 15 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 2005.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1994.
- How does India rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- India ranks 2nd out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.