Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Brazil
Brazil: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Brazil, 1980–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Brazil stood at 2.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 81.8% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Brazil peaked at 16 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1982.
That places Brazil 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3 | — |
| 1981 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1982 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1983 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 1984 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 1986 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 1987 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1988 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 1989 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | -75.0% |
| 1991 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 1994 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 1996 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | -62.5% |
| 2000 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +80.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | -44.4% |
| 2011 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | -62.5% |
| 2013 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +166.7% |
| 2020 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 12 | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 16 | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 11 | -31.2% |
| 2025 | 2 | -81.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.1 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5 | 2 | 16 | 6 |
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More climate change data for Brazil
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 564,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 124,669 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 439,674 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 470.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,703 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 228.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 243.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Brazil?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Brazil was 2 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2023.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
- How does Brazil rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Brazil ranks 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2025.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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