Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate in Australia
Australia: Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate in Australia, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate in Australia is -100 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate in Australia peaked at 600 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 1978.
That places Australia 22nd out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate in Australia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -50 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1999 | -100 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 50 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2002 | -66.67 % change on previous year | -233.3% |
| 2003 | 600 % change on previous year | -1000.0% |
| 2004 | -71.43 % change on previous year | -111.9% |
| 2005 | -100 % change on previous year | +40.0% |
| 2007 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2011 | -50 % change on previous year | — |
| 2012 | -100 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 2020 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's -100 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -100 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Australia's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -58.33 % change on previous year, 1.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1000.0% | -66.67 % change on previous year | 600 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1990s | -83.33 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 2000s | 51.98 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 600 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2010s | -50 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 2020s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 21 China -66.67 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Afghanistan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Albania -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Argentina -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Austria -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Belgium -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Bulgaria -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Bolivia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Switzerland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Democratic Republic of Congo -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Costa Rica -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Cuba -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Czechia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Germany -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Dominican Republic -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Ecuador -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 United Kingdom -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Greece -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Guatemala -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Honduras -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Croatia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Haiti -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Indonesia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 India -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Ireland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Kenya -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 South Korea -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Sri Lanka -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Madagascar -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Mexico -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Mozambique -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Nigeria -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Nicaragua -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Netherlands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Pakistan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Panama -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Poland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Portugal -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Romania -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Russia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Serbia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Slovakia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Tajikistan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Turkey -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Uganda -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Uruguay -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Venezuela -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Vietnam -100 % change on previous year compare
- 22 South Africa -100 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate in Australia?
- Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate in Australia was -100 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 600 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 1978.
- How does Australia rank for global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 22nd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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
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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.