Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Maldives
Maldives: Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled was 1 events in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Maldives, 1987–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in events.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1 events for global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in 2021. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Maldives peaked at 1 events in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 events, in 1987.
Maldives ranks 15th 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 events | — |
| 1988 | 0 events | — |
| 1989 | 0 events | — |
| 1990 | 0 events | — |
| 1991 | 0 events | — |
| 2004 | 0 events | — |
| 2005 | 0 events | — |
| 2006 | 0 events | — |
| 2007 | 0 events | — |
| 2019 | 0 events | — |
| 2020 | 0.5 events | — |
| 2021 | 1 events | +100.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1 events is above the median for South Asia, which is 1 events, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 3 |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 4 |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.75 events | 0.5 events | 1 events | 2 |
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More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Maldives?
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Maldives was 1 events in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1 events in 2021.
- What is the lowest global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 events in 1987.
- How does Maldives rank for global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled?
- Maldives ranks 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Maldives 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.