Global number of reported disasters by size per decade by country
Reported disasters that result in no more than 5 deaths, affect no more than 1,500 people, and cause economic damages not exceeding 13 million current US dollars. The economic threshold for previous years is adjusted for inflation accordingly.
Countries reporting
152
Highest
20 events
United States
Lowest
0 events
Cook Islands
Median
1 events
Years covered
121
1900–2020
Data points
1,277
What the numbers show
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade is currently reported for 152 countries. The highest value is 20 events in United States; the lowest is 0 events in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 events, and the mean is 2.7 events.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 700.0%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 100.0%).
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 20 events | 2020 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 19 events | 2020 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 3 | France | 18 events | 2020 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Peru | 16 events | 2020 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 14 events | 2020 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Italy | 13 events | 2020 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Vietnam | 12 events | 2020 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia | 10 events | 2020 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Japan | 10 events | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 8 | Thailand | 10 events | 2020 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 8 | South Africa | 10 events | 2020 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Colombia | 8 events | 2020 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Malaysia | 8 events | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Turkey | 8 events | 2020 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 15 | China | 7 events | 2020 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 7 events | 2020 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Taiwan | 7 events | 2020 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Ecuador | 6 events | 2020 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 6 events | 2020 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Iran | 6 events | 2020 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Mexico | 6 events | 2020 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Philippines | 6 events | 2020 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 5 events | 2020 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Canada | 5 events | 2020 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Chile | 5 events | 2020 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Hong Kong | 5 events | 2020 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Haiti | 5 events | 2020 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 23 | New Zealand | 5 events | 2020 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Poland | 5 events | 2020 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Portugal | 5 events | 2020 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 23 | El Salvador | 5 events | 2020 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Argentina | 4 events | 2020 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Switzerland | 4 events | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Ghana | 4 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Greece | 4 events | 2020 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 32 | South Korea | 4 events | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Madagascar | 4 events | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Nigeria | 4 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Pakistan | 4 events | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Uruguay | 4 events | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Albania | 3 events | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 41 | Bolivia | 3 events | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 3 events | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 41 | Algeria | 3 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Honduras | 3 events | 2020 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Cambodia | 3 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 3 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Nepal | 3 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Panama | 3 events | 2020 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Venezuela | 3 events | 2020 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 2 events | 2020 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Austria | 2 events | 2020 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Belgium | 2 events | 2020 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 2 events | 2020 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Belize | 2 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2 events | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Cuba | 2 events | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 51 | Cyprus | 2 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Guatemala | 2 events | 2020 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Iraq | 2 events | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Israel | 2 events | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 51 | Laos | 2 events | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 51 | Mongolia | 2 events | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Namibia | 2 events | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Netherlands | 2 events | 2020 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Romania | 2 events | 2020 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Syria | 2 events | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Tunisia | 2 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Uganda | 2 events | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 events | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | United States Virgin Islands | 2 events | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Reunion | 2 events | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Burundi | 1 events | 2020 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Benin | 1 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Bahamas | 1 events | 2020 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Barbados | 1 events | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Central African Republic | 1 events | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Cameroon | 1 events | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 1 events | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Dominica | 1 events | 2010 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Denmark | 1 events | 2020 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Guyana | 1 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 73 | India | 1 events | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Jamaica | 1 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 1 events | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Lesotho | 1 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Morocco | 1 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Maldives | 1 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Myanmar | 1 events | 2020 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Mauritius | 1 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 1 events | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Oman | 1 events | 2020 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Puerto Rico | 1 events | 2020 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Rwanda | 1 events | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 1 events | 2020 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Sweden | 1 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Eswatini | 1 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Zambia | 1 events | 2020 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 1 events | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Tokelau | 1 events | 2000 | unchanged | volatile |
| 104 | Angola | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Armenia | 0 events | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 events | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 0 events | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Botswana | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 events | 2020 | — | flat |
| 104 | Congo | 0 events | 2020 | — | flat |
| 104 | Comoros | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Cape Verde | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Djibouti | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Egypt | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Ethiopia | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Fiji | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Micronesia (country) | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Guinea | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Gambia | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Grenada | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Guam | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Hungary | 0 events | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Iceland | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Jordan | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Kenya | 0 events | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 events | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Lebanon | 0 events | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Liberia | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Saint Lucia | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Mali | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Mozambique | 0 events | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Mauritania | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Malawi | 0 events | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | New Caledonia | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Niger | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Norway | 0 events | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Papua New Guinea | 0 events | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | North Korea | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Paraguay | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Sudan | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Senegal | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Solomon Islands | 0 events | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Sierra Leone | 0 events | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Somalia | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Chad | 0 events | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Togo | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Tonga | 0 events | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Tuvalu | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Tanzania | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Vanuatu | 0 events | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Samoa | 0 events | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Anguilla | 0 events | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Cook Islands | 0 events | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 4 events
About this data
Reported disasters that result in no more than 5 deaths, affect no more than 1,500 people, and cause economic damages not exceeding 13 million current US dollars. The economic threshold for previous years is adjusted for inflation accordingly.