Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Portugal
Portugal: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Portugal, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Portugal is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Portugal peaked at 3 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.
That places Portugal 78th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | — |
| 1982 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.67 | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 1.33 | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5 | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5 | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 1.67 | +66.7% |
| 2021 | 2.33 | +40.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | -50.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.44 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,543 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,218 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,325 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 154.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 950.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 585.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 364.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Portugal?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Portugal was 1 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1983.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
- How does Portugal rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Portugal ranks 78th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.