Global number of reported disasters by size per decade in Guam
Guam: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade was 0 events in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade in Guam, 1960–2020
Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in events.
Analysis
In 2020, global number of reported disasters by size per decade in Guam stood at 0 events. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Over the whole period, global number of reported disasters by size per decade in Guam peaked at 2 events in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 events, in 1960.
That places Guam 104th out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 1 |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 events | 2 events | 2 events | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 104 Angola 0 events compare
- 104 Anguilla 0 events compare
- 104 Antigua and Barbuda 0 events compare
- 104 Armenia 0 events compare
- 104 Botswana 0 events compare
- 104 Burkina Faso 0 events compare
- 104 Cape Verde 0 events compare
- 104 Chad 0 events compare
- 104 Comoros 0 events compare
- 104 Congo 0 events compare
- 104 Cook Islands 0 events compare
- 104 Cote d'Ivoire 0 events compare
- 104 Djibouti 0 events compare
- 104 Egypt 0 events compare
- 104 Ethiopia 0 events compare
- 104 Fiji 0 events compare
- 104 Gambia 0 events compare
- 104 Grenada 0 events compare
- 104 Guinea 0 events compare
- 104 Guinea-Bissau 0 events compare
- 104 Hungary 0 events compare
- 104 Iceland 0 events compare
- 104 Jordan 0 events compare
- 104 Kenya 0 events compare
- 104 Lebanon 0 events compare
- 104 Liberia 0 events compare
- 104 Malawi 0 events compare
- 104 Mali 0 events compare
- 104 Mauritania 0 events compare
- 104 Micronesia (country) 0 events compare
- 104 Mozambique 0 events compare
- 104 New Caledonia 0 events compare
- 104 Niger 0 events compare
- 104 North Korea 0 events compare
- 104 Norway 0 events compare
- 104 Papua New Guinea 0 events compare
- 104 Paraguay 0 events compare
- 104 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 events compare
- 104 Saint Lucia 0 events compare
- 104 Samoa 0 events compare
- 104 Senegal 0 events compare
- 104 Sierra Leone 0 events compare
- 104 Solomon Islands 0 events compare
- 104 Somalia 0 events compare
- 104 Sudan 0 events compare
- 104 Tanzania 0 events compare
- 104 Togo 0 events compare
- 104 Tonga 0 events compare
- 104 Trinidad and Tobago 0 events compare
- 104 Tuvalu 0 events compare
- 104 Vanuatu 0 events compare
More reference data data for Guam
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 84.7% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 64 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 73.0% (2024)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus 0 Cases (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.05 years (2023)
- Land area in hectares 54,000 hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 8,000 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global number of reported disasters by size per decade in Guam?
- Global number of reported disasters by size per decade in Guam was 0 events in 2020, according to EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global number of reported disasters by size per decade recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 2 events in 2000.
- What is the lowest global number of reported disasters by size per decade recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 events in 1960.
- How does Guam rank for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Guam ranks 104th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global number of reported disasters by size per decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.