Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 2 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in United States Virgin Islands, 1989–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2017, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in United States Virgin Islands stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 2 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1989.
That places United States Virgin Islands 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 | — |
| 1995 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 1.67 | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 1.33 | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +100.0% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands'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 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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More climate change data for United States Virgin Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -123.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.5605 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.5005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Urban population, per capita 0.9539 units per person (2025)
- Population, total 103,792 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Population growth -0.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in United States Virgin Islands?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in United States Virgin Islands was 2 in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1995.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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
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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.