Hurricanes in the Caribbean

Statistics report on tropical cyclones in the Caribbean

Hurricanes in the Caribbean

This report presents statistics and facts about hurricanes in the Caribbean. It provides an overview of the occurrence of tropical cyclones globally and in the Atlantic basin, in addition to key information on the scale of events to have hit Caribbean island countries over the years, and the economic and social costs they incur.

A tropical cyclone is defined as an intense circular storm originating over warm tropical ocean waters. Hurricanes are tropical cyclones which register wind speeds above 74 miles per hour. In the North Atlantic, the annual hurricane season runs officially from June 1 to November 30.

This report is part of a series of reports on the impacts of climate change.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Number of named storms globally 1980-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of hurricanes globally 2020-2023, by basin
  • Premium Statistic Number of hurricanes in the Atlantic basin 1990-2022
  • Premium Statistic Most expensive tropical cyclones for the insurance industry worldwide 2017-2022
  • Premium Statistic Global economic losses from tropical cyclones 1980-2023
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the highest tropical cyclone risk 2024

Scale

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  • Premium Statistic Hurricane risk index in Latin America & the Caribbean 2024, by country
  • Premium Statistic Tropical cyclones in the Caribbean 1980-2019, by category
  • Premium Statistic Number of hurricanes to hit Cuba 1791-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of hurricanes in the Dominican Republic 1851-2021, by month
  • Premium Statistic Number of tropical cyclones in the Bahamas 2000-2020
  • Premium Statistic Number of tropical cyclones in Puerto Rico 2004-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of tropical cyclones in Jamaica 2000-2022

Effects

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  • Basic Statistic Caribbean: costliest natural disasters 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Mean economic damage by tropical cyclones in the Caribbean 1980-2019
  • Premium Statistic Costliest hurricanes in Cuba 2007-2022, by economic loss
  • Premium Statistic Key figures on hurricane impacts in the Bahamas 2022
  • Basic Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: deadliest environmental disasters 2018-2022
  • Premium Statistic Key figures on hurricane impacts in the Dominican Republic 2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of people affected by hurricanes in Jamaica 2022

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