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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in New Zealand

New Zealand: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
down 66.7%
World rank
78th
of 183 countries
All-time high
4
in 1988
All-time low
1
in 1981
Years of data
35
1980–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in New Zealand, 1980–2024

12341980200220241980: 21981: 11983: 11984: 11985: 21986: 31987: 21988: 41989: 11991: 11992: 21994: 21996: 11997: 21998: 11999: 12000: 22001: 12002: 12003: 12004: 22005: 22006: 12007: 12012: 12013: 22015: 22016: 12017: 22018: 12020: 32021: 42022: 12023: 32024: 1

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 66.7% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in New Zealand peaked at 4 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.

New Zealand ranks 78th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 New Zealand, year by year

Year Value Change
1980 2 —
1981 1 -50.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 2 +100.0%
1986 3 +50.0%
1987 2 -33.3%
1988 4 +100.0%
1989 1 -75.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 2 +100.0%
1994 2 +0.0%
1996 1 -50.0%
1997 2 +100.0%
1998 1 -50.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 2 +100.0%
2001 1 -50.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 2 +100.0%
2005 2 +0.0%
2006 1 -50.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 2 +100.0%
2015 2 +0.0%
2016 1 -50.0%
2017 2 +100.0%
2018 1 -50.0%
2020 3 +200.0%
2021 4 +33.3%
2022 1 -75.0%
2023 3 +200.0%
2024 1 -66.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.89 1 4 9
1990s 1.43 1 2 7
2000s 1.38 1 2 8
2010s 1.5 1 2 6
2020s 2.4 1 4 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in New Zealand?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in New Zealand was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 1988.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
How does New Zealand rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
New Zealand ranks 78th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this New Zealand 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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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable)
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Coverage
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