Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm in Dominica

Dominica: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm was 71,393 in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
71,393
Change on year
up 149.7%
World rank
22nd
of 112 countries
All-time high
71,393
in 2017
All-time low
0
in 1980
Years of data
9
1980–2017

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm in Dominica, 1980–2017

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1980199820171980: 01984: 10.0k1989: 7101995: 5.0k1999: 7152007: 7.5k2011: 2402015: 28.6k2017: 71.4k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm in Dominica is 71,393, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 149.7% on the previous year and up 848.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm in Dominica peaked at 71,393 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1980.

Dominica ranks 22nd of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm in Dominica, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm (Not Applicable) in Dominica, 1980 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1980 0
1984 10,000
1989 710 -92.9%
1995 5,001 +604.4%
1999 715 -85.7%
2007 7,530 +953.1%
2011 240 -96.8%
2015 28,594 +11814.2%
2017 71,393 +149.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3,570 0 10,000 3
1990s 2,858 715 5,001 2
2000s 7,530 7,530 7,530 1
2010s 33,409 240 71,393 3

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  4. 23 Guatemala 64,640 compare
  5. 24 Comoros 64,155 compare
  6. 25 Poland 57,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm in Dominica?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm in Dominica was 71,393 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm recorded in Dominica?
The highest recorded value was 71,393 in 2017.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm recorded in Dominica?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1980.
How does Dominica rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm?
Dominica ranks 22nd out of 112 countries with data for 2017.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm rising or falling in Dominica?
Over the last ten years it is up 848.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Dominica data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
112 places, 1,697 data points, 1980–2025
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