Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) in North Korea
North Korea: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 183 countries
All-time high
3
in 2010
All-time low
1
in 1993
Years of data
26
1987–2024
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in North Korea, 1987–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in North Korea peaked at 3 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1993.
That places North Korea 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 26 years of available data.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2 | — |
| 1993 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2015 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.71 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.22 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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More climate change data for North Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.2725 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6419 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 27.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 17.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 26.57 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled 62.55 million tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in North Korea?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in North Korea was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2010.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1993.
- How does North Korea rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- North Korea ranks 78th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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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