Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Jamaica
Jamaica: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL was 2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Jamaica, 1980–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Jamaica is 2, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Jamaica peaked at 3 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1980.
Jamaica ranks 44th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2007 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.17 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.88 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 44 Australia 2 compare
- 44 Burundi 2 compare
- 44 Belize 2 compare
- 44 Brazil 2 compare
- 44 Cameroon 2 compare
- 44 Dominican Republic 2 compare
- 44 Algeria 2 compare
- 44 Ecuador 2 compare
- 44 Georgia 2 compare
- 44 Ghana 2 compare
- 44 Greece 2 compare
- 44 Grenada 2 compare
- 44 Honduras 2 compare
- 44 Israel 2 compare
- 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2 compare
- 44 Lesotho 2 compare
- 44 Latvia 2 compare
- 44 Morocco 2 compare
- 44 Marshall Islands 2 compare
- 44 Myanmar 2 compare
- 44 Nicaragua 2 compare
- 44 Oman 2 compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 2 compare
- 44 Paraguay 2 compare
- 44 Sudan 2 compare
- 44 El Salvador 2 compare
- 44 Syria 2 compare
- 44 Chad 2 compare
- 44 Türkiye 2 compare
- 44 Ukraine 2 compare
- 44 Uruguay 2 compare
- 44 United States 2 compare
- 44 United States Virgin Islands 2 compare
More climate change data for Jamaica
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 927.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 280.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 647.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 37.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 35.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0754 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Jamaica?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Jamaica was 2 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2002.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Jamaica ranks 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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