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

El Salvador: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm was 9,050 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
9,050
Change on year
up 1,710.0%
World rank
49th
of 112 countries
All-time high
149,840
in 2020
All-time low
0
in 1996
Years of data
15
1996–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm in El Salvador, 1996–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k1996201020241996: 01997: 2.0k1998: 84.0k2000: 1002002: 5002005: 72.1k2007: 2.8k2009: 90.0k2010: 11.8k2015: 20.0k2017: 5842020: 149.8k2022: 9.4k2023: 5002024: 9.1k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm in El Salvador stood at 9,050.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,710.0% on the previous year and down 54.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm in El Salvador peaked at 149,840 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1996.

El Salvador ranks 49th of 112 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 People Affected: Storm in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm (Not Applicable) in El Salvador, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0
1997 2,000
1998 84,000 +4100.0%
2000 100 -99.9%
2002 500 +400.0%
2005 72,141 +14328.2%
2007 2,800 -96.1%
2009 90,000 +3114.3%
2010 11,753 -86.9%
2015 20,000 +70.2%
2017 584 -97.1%
2020 149,840 +25557.5%
2022 9,373 -93.7%
2023 500 -94.7%
2024 9,050 +1710.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28,667 0 84,000 3
2000s 33,108 100 90,000 5
2010s 10,779 584 20,000 3
2020s 42,191 500 149,840 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 46 Micronesia, Federated States of 10,000 compare
  2. 47 China 9,539 compare
  3. 48 Papua New Guinea 9,199 compare
  4. 50 Japan 7,579 compare
  5. 51 Afghanistan 7,481 compare
  6. 52 Madagascar 7,028 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm in El Salvador?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm in El Salvador was 9,050 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 149,840 in 2020.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1996.
How does El Salvador rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm?
El Salvador ranks 49th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador 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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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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