Natural disasters by decadal size in Maldives
Maldives: Natural disasters by decadal size was 1 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
1
World rank
75th
of 157 countries
All-time high
1
in 2020
All-time low
0
in 1980
Years of data
5
1980–2020
Natural disasters by decadal size in Maldives, 1980–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, natural disasters by decadal size in Maldives stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, natural disasters by decadal size in Maldives peaked at 1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1980.
That places Maldives 75th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Natural disasters by decadal size in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | — |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1 is below the median for South Asia, which is 2, 50% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 75 Bahamas 1 compare
- 75 Barbados 1 compare
- 75 Benin 1 compare
- 75 Burundi 1 compare
- 75 Cameroon 1 compare
- 75 Central African Republic 1 compare
- 75 Costa Rica 1 compare
- 75 Denmark 1 compare
- 75 Dominica 1 compare
- 75 Eswatini 1 compare
- 75 Guadeloupe 1 compare
- 75 Guam 1 compare
- 75 Guyana 1 compare
- 75 India 1 compare
- 75 Ireland 1 compare
- 75 Jamaica 1 compare
- 75 Kazakhstan 1 compare
- 75 Lesotho 1 compare
- 75 Martinique 1 compare
- 75 Mauritius 1 compare
- 75 Myanmar 1 compare
- 75 Nicaragua 1 compare
- 75 Oman 1 compare
- 75 Puerto Rico 1 compare
- 75 Rwanda 1 compare
- 75 Saint Lucia 1 compare
- 75 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 75 Sweden 1 compare
- 75 Tokelau 1 compare
- 75 Zambia 1 compare
- 75 Zimbabwe 1 compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural disasters by decadal size in Maldives?
- Natural disasters by decadal size in Maldives was 1 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural disasters by decadal size recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2020.
- What is the lowest natural disasters by decadal size recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for natural disasters by decadal size?
- Maldives ranks 75th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural disasters by decadal size. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).