Number of tsunamis in Chile

Chile: Number of tsunamis was 1 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 38 countries
All-time high
4
in 2014
All-time low
1
in 1570
Years of data
53
1570–2022

Number of tsunamis in Chile, 1570–2022

1234157017962022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, number of tsunamis in Chile stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of tsunamis in Chile peaked at 4 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1570.

Chile ranks 12th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Number of tsunamis in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Number of tsunamis in Chile, 1570 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1570 1 —
1575 1 +0.0%
1633 1 +0.0%
1657 1 +0.0%
1730 1 +0.0%
1751 1 +0.0%
1819 1 +0.0%
1822 1 +0.0%
1835 1 +0.0%
1837 1 +0.0%
1849 1 +0.0%
1859 1 +0.0%
1868 2 +100.0%
1869 2 +0.0%
1877 2 +0.0%
1881 1 -50.0%
1885 1 +0.0%
1895 1 +0.0%
1903 1 +0.0%
1906 1 +0.0%
1918 1 +0.0%
1920 1 +0.0%
1922 1 +0.0%
1923 1 +0.0%
1927 1 +0.0%
1928 1 +0.0%
1936 1 +0.0%
1943 1 +0.0%
1948 1 +0.0%
1955 1 +0.0%
1960 2 +100.0%
1965 1 -50.0%
1966 1 +0.0%
1967 1 +0.0%
1968 1 +0.0%
1971 1 +0.0%
1973 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1995 2 +100.0%
1996 1 -50.0%
2007 2 +100.0%
2010 2 +0.0%
2011 1 -50.0%
2014 4 +300.0%
2015 2 -50.0%
2016 1 -50.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1570s 1 1 1 2
1630s 1 1 1 1
1650s 1 1 1 1
1730s 1 1 1 1
1750s 1 1 1 1
1810s 1 1 1 1
1820s 1 1 1 1
1830s 1 1 1 2
1840s 1 1 1 1
1850s 1 1 1 1
1860s 2 2 2 2
1870s 2 2 2 1
1880s 1 1 1 2
1890s 1 1 1 1
1900s 1 1 1 2
1910s 1 1 1 1
1920s 1 1 1 5
1930s 1 1 1 1
1940s 1 1 1 2
1950s 1 1 1 1
1960s 1.2 1 2 5
1970s 1 1 1 2
1980s 1 1 1 4
1990s 1.5 1 2 2
2000s 2 2 2 1
2010s 1.71 1 4 7
2020s 1 1 1 2

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 12 Algeria 1 compare
  2. 12 Antarctica 1 compare
  3. 12 Australia 1 compare
  4. 12 Canada 1 compare
  5. 12 China 1 compare
  6. 12 Costa Rica 1 compare
  7. 12 El Salvador 1 compare
  8. 12 Greece 1 compare
  9. 12 Guadeloupe 1 compare
  10. 12 Haiti 1 compare
  11. 12 Iceland 1 compare
  12. 12 India 1 compare
  13. 12 Norway 1 compare
  14. 12 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
  15. 12 Peru 1 compare
  16. 12 Philippines 1 compare
  17. 12 Russia 1 compare
  18. 12 Samoa 1 compare
  19. 12 Solomon Islands 1 compare
  20. 12 South Korea 1 compare
  21. 12 Spain 1 compare
  22. 12 Taiwan 1 compare
  23. 12 Turkey 1 compare
  24. 12 Ukraine 1 compare
  25. 12 Vanuatu 1 compare
  26. 12 Venezuela 1 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of tsunamis in Chile?
Number of tsunamis in Chile was 1 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of tsunamis recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 2014.
What is the lowest number of tsunamis recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1570.
How does Chile rank for number of tsunamis?
Chile ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
Is number of tsunamis rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile 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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Number of tsunamis
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
38 places, 1,068 data points, 1026–2024
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