Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Brazil
Brazil: Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled was 4 events in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Brazil, 1948–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in events.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Brazil is 4 events, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 68 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Brazil peaked at 4 events in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 events, in 1948.
Brazil ranks 3rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Brazil, year by year
| Year | events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0 events | — |
| 1949 | 0 events | — |
| 1956 | 0 events | — |
| 1957 | 0 events | — |
| 1958 | 0 events | — |
| 1959 | 0 events | — |
| 1964 | 0 events | — |
| 1965 | 0 events | — |
| 1966 | 0 events | — |
| 1967 | 0 events | — |
| 1968 | 0 events | — |
| 1969 | 0 events | — |
| 1970 | 0 events | — |
| 1971 | 0 events | — |
| 1972 | 0 events | — |
| 1973 | 0 events | — |
| 1974 | 0 events | — |
| 1975 | 0 events | — |
| 1976 | 0 events | — |
| 1977 | 0 events | — |
| 1978 | 0 events | — |
| 1979 | 0 events | — |
| 1980 | 0 events | — |
| 1981 | 0 events | — |
| 1982 | 0 events | — |
| 1983 | 0 events | — |
| 1984 | 0 events | — |
| 1985 | 0 events | — |
| 1986 | 0 events | — |
| 1987 | 0 events | — |
| 1988 | 0 events | — |
| 1989 | 0 events | — |
| 1990 | 0 events | — |
| 1991 | 0 events | — |
| 1992 | 0 events | — |
| 1993 | 0 events | — |
| 1994 | 0 events | — |
| 1995 | 0 events | — |
| 1996 | 0 events | — |
| 1997 | 1 events | — |
| 1998 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 events | — |
| 2001 | 0 events | — |
| 2002 | 0 events | — |
| 2003 | 0 events | — |
| 2004 | 0 events | — |
| 2005 | 1 events | — |
| 2006 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 1 events | — |
| 2008 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 1 events | — |
| 2010 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 events | — |
| 2012 | 0 events | — |
| 2013 | 0 events | — |
| 2014 | 0 events | — |
| 2015 | 1 events | — |
| 2016 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 events | — |
| 2018 | 1 events | — |
| 2019 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 3 events | — |
| 2024 | 3 events | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 events | +33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 2 |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 4 |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 6 |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2 events | 0 events | 1 events | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3 events | 0 events | 1 events | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4 events | 0 events | 2 events | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 events | 0 events | 4 events | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 1 Indonesia 6 events compare
- 2 United States 5 events compare
- 3 Vietnam 4 events compare
- 5 Albania 2 events compare
- 5 Australia 2 events compare
- 5 Belize 2 events compare
- 5 Italy 2 events compare
- 5 Japan 2 events compare
- 5 Nepal 2 events compare
- 5 Peru 2 events compare
- 5 Portugal 2 events compare
- 5 Thailand 2 events compare
- 5 United States Virgin Islands 2 events compare
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Brazil?
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Brazil was 4 events in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 4 events in 2025.
- What is the lowest global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 events in 1948.
- How does Brazil rank for global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled?
- Brazil ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global number of reported disasters by size with 2,158 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Global number of reported disasters by size with 2,158 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.