Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) in United States
United States: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in United States, 1980–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in United States stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 93.1% on the previous year and down 93.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in United States peaked at 43 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2025.
United States ranks 44th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7 | — |
| 1981 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 1982 | 13 | +225.0% |
| 1983 | 9 | -30.8% |
| 1984 | 14 | +55.6% |
| 1985 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 6 | -60.0% |
| 1987 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 1988 | 22 | +144.4% |
| 1989 | 17 | -22.7% |
| 1990 | 21 | +23.5% |
| 1991 | 35 | +66.7% |
| 1992 | 29 | -17.1% |
| 1993 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 14 | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 14 | -17.6% |
| 1997 | 33 | +135.7% |
| 1998 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 22 | -31.2% |
| 2000 | 30 | +36.4% |
| 2001 | 26 | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 29 | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 22 | -24.1% |
| 2004 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 16 | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 29 | +81.2% |
| 2007 | 23 | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 17 | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 15 | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 23 | +53.3% |
| 2012 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 28 | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 19 | -32.1% |
| 2015 | 29 | +52.6% |
| 2016 | 26 | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 19 | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 23 | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 43 | +87.0% |
| 2022 | 26 | -39.5% |
| 2023 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 29 | +16.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | -93.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +225.0% | 4 | 13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.6 | 4 | 22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.5 | 14 | 35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.3 | 16 | 30 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8 | 15 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.67 | 2 | 43 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 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 Jamaica 2 compare
- 44 Laos 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 Turkey 2 compare
- 44 Ukraine 2 compare
- 44 Uruguay 2 compare
- 44 United States Virgin Islands 2 compare
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in United States?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in United States was 2 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 43 in 2021.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2025.
- How does United States rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- United States ranks 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2025.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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