Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL was 2 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in United States Virgin Islands, 1989–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2017, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in United States Virgin Islands stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 2 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1989.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 44th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 | — |
| 1995 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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More climate change data for United States Virgin Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 95.4% (2025)
- Population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 103,792 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 99,006 (2025)
- Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 0.0019 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.5 (2024)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2023)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in United States Virgin Islands?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in United States Virgin Islands was 2 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1995.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 44th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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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