Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters was 1,955 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1,955
World rank
64th
of 101 countries
All-time high
393,390
in 2008
All-time low
0
in 2011
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in Costa Rica, 2005–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2005201420242005: 20.1k2006: 582007: 4.3k2008: 393.4k2009: 2242010: 5442011: 02012: 9.4k2013: 02014: 02015: 12016: 3732017: 1.1k2018: 02019: 02020: 9982021: 2.7k2022: 3.5k2023: 02024: 2.0k

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in Costa Rica is 1,955, measured in 2024.

Over the whole period, number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in Costa Rica peaked at 393,390 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2011.

Costa Rica ranks 64th of 101 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.

Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters (number) in Costa Rica, 2005 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2005 20,145
2006 58 -99.7%
2007 4,336 +7375.9%
2008 393,390 +8972.6%
2009 224 -99.9%
2010 544 +142.9%
2011 0 -100.0%
2012 9,408
2013 0 -100.0%
2014 0
2015 1
2016 373 +37200.0%
2017 1,142 +206.2%
2018 0 -100.0%
2019 0
2020 998
2021 2,679 +168.4%
2022 3,524 +31.5%
2023 0 -100.0%
2024 1,955

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 83,631 58 393,390 5
2010s 1,147 0 9,408 10
2020s 1,831 0 3,524 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 61 Sierra Leone 2,188 compare
  2. 62 Jamaica 2,100 compare
  3. 63 Solomon Islands 2,004 compare
  4. 65 Fiji 1,737 compare
  5. 66 Albania 1,563 compare
  6. 67 Bulgaria 1,222 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in Costa Rica?
Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in Costa Rica was 1,955 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 393,390 in 2008.
What is the lowest number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters?
Costa Rica ranks 64th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
113 places, 1,516 data points, 2005–2025
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