Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Global number of reported disasters by size. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
What the numbers show
Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 100 % change on previous year in Japan; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is -100 % change on previous year, and the mean is -72.45 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Japan (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 200.0%).
Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 100 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 33.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Taiwan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Thailand | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | El Salvador | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Philippines | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | New Zealand | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Italy | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 0 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Colombia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Chile | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Peru | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Malaysia | -50 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 18 | France | -50 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | -50 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 21 | China | -66.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Portugal | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Albania | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Nigeria | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Nicaragua | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | unchanged | rising |
| 22 | Netherlands | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 22 | South Africa | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Pakistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Panama | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Vietnam | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Belgium | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Poland | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Uganda | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Romania | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Russia | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Austria | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Serbia | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Slovakia | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Australia | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Tajikistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Venezuela | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Argentina | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Turkey | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Uruguay | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Croatia | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Switzerland | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Costa Rica | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Cuba | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Czechia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Germany | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Ecuador | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 22 | United Kingdom | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Greece | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Guatemala | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Bolivia | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Honduras | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Mozambique | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Haiti | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Indonesia | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | India | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Ireland | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Afghanistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Bulgaria | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | flat |
| 22 | Kenya | -100 % change on previous year | 2017 | — | rising |
| 22 | South Korea | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | rising |
| 22 | Madagascar | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 22 | Mexico | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Global number of reported disasters by size. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Global number of reported disasters by size EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Global number of reported disasters by size. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.