Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in New Zealand
New Zealand: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in New Zealand, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in New Zealand is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in New Zealand peaked at 4 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.
New Zealand ranks 78th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1986 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.5 | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -66.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.62 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,226 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in New Zealand?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in New Zealand was 1 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1988.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
- How does New Zealand rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- New Zealand ranks 78th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.