Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm in South Korea
South Korea: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm in South Korea, 1980–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0 for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm in South Korea peaked at 88,625 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.
That places South Korea 92nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20,017 | — |
| 1981 | 14,253 | -28.8% |
| 1982 | 5,042 | -64.6% |
| 1985 | 20 | -99.6% |
| 1986 | 6,696 | +33380.0% |
| 1987 | 56,000 | +736.3% |
| 1989 | 75,194 | +34.3% |
| 1990 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 20,750 | — |
| 1992 | 433 | -97.9% |
| 1993 | 8,630 | +1893.1% |
| 1994 | 88 | -99.0% |
| 1995 | 5,160 | +5763.6% |
| 1998 | 4,379 | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 514 | -88.3% |
| 2000 | 711 | +38.3% |
| 2001 | 300 | -57.8% |
| 2002 | 88,625 | +29441.7% |
| 2003 | 80,000 | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 2,922 | -96.3% |
| 2005 | 1,100 | -62.4% |
| 2007 | 602 | -45.3% |
| 2010 | 41,500 | +6793.7% |
| 2012 | 3,120 | -92.5% |
| 2014 | 101 | -96.8% |
| 2016 | 1,500 | +1385.1% |
| 2019 | 84,852 | +5556.8% |
| 2020 | 3,407 | -96.0% |
| 2021 | 600 | -82.4% |
| 2022 | 36,003 | +5900.5% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25,317 | 20 | 75,194 | 7 |
| 1990s | 4,994 | 0 | 20,750 | 8 |
| 2000s | 24,894 | 300 | 88,625 | 7 |
| 2010s | 26,215 | 101 | 84,852 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8,002 | 0 | 36,003 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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- 92 Germany 0 compare
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- 92 Ireland 0 compare
- 92 Italy 0 compare
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- 92 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 92 Netherlands 0 compare
- 92 Norway 0 compare
- 92 Slovakia 0 compare
- 92 Sweden 0
- 92 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 compare
- 92 Uruguay 0 compare
- 92 United States Virgin Islands 0 compare
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More climate change data for South Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Urban population 81.2% (2025)
- Urban population 41.95 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 51.68 million (2025)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 668.25 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.54 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 11.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm in South Korea?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm in South Korea was 0 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 88,625 in 2002.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm?
- South Korea ranks 92nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: storm rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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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