Number of tsunamis in Antarctica
Antarctica: Number of tsunamis was 1 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 38 countries
All-time high
1
in 1998
All-time low
1
in 1998
Years of data
5
1998–2021
Number of tsunamis in Antarctica, 1998–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, number of tsunamis in Antarctica stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of tsunamis in Antarctica peaked at 1 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1998.
That places Antarctica 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of tsunamis in Antarctica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | — |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Antarctica
- 12 Algeria 1 compare
- 12 Australia 1 compare
- 12 Canada 1 compare
- 12 Chile 1 compare
- 12 China 1 compare
- 12 Costa Rica 1 compare
- 12 El Salvador 1 compare
- 12 Greece 1 compare
- 12 Guadeloupe 1 compare
- 12 Haiti 1 compare
- 12 Iceland 1 compare
- 12 India 1 compare
- 12 Norway 1 compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
- 12 Peru 1 compare
- 12 Philippines 1 compare
- 12 Russia 1 compare
- 12 Samoa 1 compare
- 12 Solomon Islands 1 compare
- 12 South Korea 1 compare
- 12 Spain 1 compare
- 12 Taiwan 1 compare
- 12 Turkey 1 compare
- 12 Ukraine 1 compare
- 12 Vanuatu 1 compare
- 12 Venezuela 1
More reference data data for Antarctica
- Contribution temp rise degrees, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Contributions global temp change, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Red list index 0.88 (2025)
- Contribution temp rise degrees 0 (2024)
- Contributions global temp change 0 (2024)
- Significant earthquakes 1 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of tsunamis in Antarctica?
- Number of tsunamis in Antarctica was 1 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of tsunamis recorded in Antarctica?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of tsunamis recorded in Antarctica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1998.
- How does Antarctica rank for number of tsunamis?
- Antarctica ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of tsunamis rising or falling in Antarctica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Antarctica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of tsunamis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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