Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in India
India: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL was 15 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in India, 1980–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
India recorded 15 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in India peaked at 25 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1994.
That places India 2nd out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10 | — |
| 1981 | 6 | -40.0% |
| 1982 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10 | +66.7% |
| 1984 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 12 | +71.4% |
| 1991 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 5 | -44.4% |
| 1995 | 9 | +80.0% |
| 1996 | 12 | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 14 | +55.6% |
| 1999 | 7 | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 13 | +85.7% |
| 2001 | 17 | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 13 | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 16 | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 6 | -62.5% |
| 2005 | 25 | +316.7% |
| 2006 | 20 | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | -45.0% |
| 2009 | 16 | +45.5% |
| 2010 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 12 | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 16 | +45.5% |
| 2015 | 19 | +18.8% |
| 2016 | 15 | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 18 | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 23 | +27.8% |
| 2019 | 12 | -47.8% |
| 2020 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 16 | +45.5% |
| 2022 | 7 | -56.2% |
| 2023 | 16 | +128.6% |
| 2024 | 15 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.5 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.4 | 5 | 14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.7 | 6 | 25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3 | 9 | 23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 | 7 | 16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,699 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in India?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in India was 15 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 2005.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1994.
- How does India rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- India ranks 2nd out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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