Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Iran
Iran: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 4 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Iran, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Iran recorded 4 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Iran peaked at 7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1988.
Iran ranks 17th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | -83.3% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 1992 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 2001 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | -80.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 2 | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5 | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | -80.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2021 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2022 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +33.3% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 4 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 4.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iran's 4 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2, 2.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Iran 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +400.0% | 1 | 5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.33 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 1990s | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.75 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More climate change data for Iran
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.8% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.9283 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7738 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -620.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 71.51 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Population, total 92.42 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Iran?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Iran was 4 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1988.
- How does Iran rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Iran ranks 17th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran 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.