Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Jamaica
Jamaica: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Jamaica, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Jamaica stood at 2.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Jamaica peaked at 3 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1980.
That places Jamaica 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5 | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 2 | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2007 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5 | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +100.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica'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 | 1.17 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 | 1 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 44 Australia 2 compare
- 44 Burundi 2 compare
- 44 Belize 2 compare
- 44 Brazil 2 compare
- 44 Cameroon 2 compare
- 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 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
- 44 Syria 2 compare
- 44 Chad 2 compare
- 44 Turkey 2 compare
- 44 Ukraine 2 compare
- 44 Uruguay 2 compare
- 44 United States 2 compare
- 44 United States Virgin Islands 2 compare
More climate change data for Jamaica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 927.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 280.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 647.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 37.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 35.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1345 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Jamaica?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Jamaica was 2 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2002.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Jamaica ranks 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 39 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.