Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Papua New Guinea stood at 2.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1980.
Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1981 | 1.33 | +33.3% |
| 1982 | 1.67 | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 2 | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 1.67 | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 1.33 | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1998 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 1.33 | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 1.67 | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2021 | 4.25 | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5 | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 2.75 | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 2 | -27.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.56 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Papua New Guinea?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Papua New Guinea was 2 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1980.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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
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.