Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Mexico

Mexico: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 8 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8
Change on year
up 300.0%
World rank
4th
of 183 countries
All-time high
11
in 2011
All-time low
1
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Mexico, 1980–2024

0246810121980200220241980: 21981: 11982: 31983: 31984: 21985: 1.51986: 11987: 21988: 51989: 21990: 31991: 31992: 31993: 71994: 71995: 71996: 61997: 61998: 91999: 72000: 62001: 62002: 72003: 82004: 32005: 72006: 72007: 72008: 32009: 72010: 82011: 112012: 22013: 52014: 62015: 42016: 72017: 52018: 32019: 62020: 72021: 102022: 52023: 22024: 8

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Mexico is 8, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 300.0% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Mexico peaked at 11 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.

That places Mexico 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled in Mexico, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 2 —
1981 1 -50.0%
1982 3 +200.0%
1983 3 +0.0%
1984 2 -33.3%
1985 1.5 -25.0%
1986 1 -33.3%
1987 2 +100.0%
1988 5 +150.0%
1989 2 -60.0%
1990 3 +50.0%
1991 3 +0.0%
1992 3 +0.0%
1993 7 +133.3%
1994 7 +0.0%
1995 7 +0.0%
1996 6 -14.3%
1997 6 +0.0%
1998 9 +50.0%
1999 7 -22.2%
2000 6 -14.3%
2001 6 +0.0%
2002 7 +16.7%
2003 8 +14.3%
2004 3 -62.5%
2005 7 +133.3%
2006 7 +0.0%
2007 7 +0.0%
2008 3 -57.1%
2009 7 +133.3%
2010 8 +14.3%
2011 11 +37.5%
2012 2 -81.8%
2013 5 +150.0%
2014 6 +20.0%
2015 4 -33.3%
2016 7 +75.0%
2017 5 -28.6%
2018 3 -40.0%
2019 6 +100.0%
2020 7 +16.7%
2021 10 +42.9%
2022 5 -50.0%
2023 2 -60.0%
2024 8 +300.0%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 8.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 4.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.25 1 5 10
1990s 5.8 3 9 10
2000s 6.1 3 8 10
2010s 5.7 2 11 10
2020s 6.4 2 10 5

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 1 China 16 compare
  2. 2 India 15 compare
  3. 3 Vietnam 9 compare
  4. 4 Afghanistan 8 compare
  5. 6 Bangladesh 6 compare
  6. 6 Canada 6 compare
  7. 6 Pakistan 6 compare
  8. 6 Thailand 6 compare
  9. 6 South Africa 6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Mexico?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Mexico was 8 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 11 in 2011.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
How does Mexico rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
Mexico ranks 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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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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, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
185 places, 5,614 data points, 1980–2025
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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.