Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Zambia
Zambia: Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled was 0 events in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 events
World rank
67th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1 events
in 2003
All-time low
0 events
in 1978
Years of data
38
1978–2025
Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Zambia, 1978–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in events.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0 events for global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Zambia peaked at 1 events in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 events, in 1978.
That places Zambia 67th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, 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, gaps filled in Zambia, year by year
| Year | events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 events | — |
| 1979 | 0 events | — |
| 1980 | 0 events | — |
| 1981 | 0 events | — |
| 1982 | 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 | 0 events | — |
| 1998 | 0 events | — |
| 1999 | 0 events | — |
| 2000 | 0 events | — |
| 2001 | 0 events | — |
| 2002 | 0.5 events | — |
| 2003 | 1 events | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 events | — |
| 2006 | 0 events | — |
| 2007 | 0 events | — |
| 2008 | 0 events | — |
| 2009 | 0 events | — |
| 2010 | 1 events | — |
| 2011 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 events | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 events | — |
| 2019 | 1 events | — |
| 2020 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 events | — |
| 2023 | 0 events | — |
| 2024 | 0 events | — |
| 2025 | 0 events | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 2 |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 4 |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.15 events | 0 events | 1 events | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5833 events | 0 events | 1 events | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1667 events | 0 events | 1 events | 6 |
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More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Zambia?
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Zambia was 0 events in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 events in 2003.
- What is the lowest global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 events in 1978.
- How does Zambia rank for global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled?
- Zambia ranks 67th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Zambia 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.