Global number of reported disasters by size in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Global number of reported disasters by size was 0 events in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 events
World rank
67th
of 200 countries
All-time high
5 events
in 2005
All-time low
0 events
in 1954
Years of data
50
1954–2025
Global number of reported disasters by size in Afghanistan, 1954–2025
Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in events.
Analysis
In 2025, global number of reported disasters by size in Afghanistan stood at 0 events. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global number of reported disasters by size in Afghanistan peaked at 5 events in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 events, in 1954.
That places Afghanistan 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 in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 0 events | — |
| 1956 | 0 events | — |
| 1963 | 0 events | — |
| 1969 | 0 events | — |
| 1971 | 0 events | — |
| 1972 | 0 events | — |
| 1976 | 0 events | — |
| 1978 | 0 events | — |
| 1980 | 0 events | — |
| 1982 | 0 events | — |
| 1983 | 0 events | — |
| 1984 | 0 events | — |
| 1987 | 0 events | — |
| 1988 | 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 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 1 events | — |
| 2000 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 1 events | — |
| 2002 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 5 events | +400.0% |
| 2006 | 1 events | -80.0% |
| 2007 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 events | — |
| 2011 | 0 events | — |
| 2012 | 1 events | — |
| 2013 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 events | — |
| 2015 | 1 events | — |
| 2016 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 events | — |
| 2018 | 0 events | — |
| 2019 | 1 events | — |
| 2020 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 events | — |
| 2023 | 1 events | — |
| 2024 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 0 events | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global number of reported disasters by size in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +400.0% | 1 events | 5 events |
| 2002 | +100.0% | 1 events | 2 events |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 2 |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 4 |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.2 events | 0 events | 1 events | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 events | 0 events | 5 events | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3 events | 0 events | 1 events | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 1 events | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 67 American Samoa 0 events compare
- 67 Angola 0 events compare
- 67 Anguilla 0 events compare
- 67 Antigua and Barbuda 0 events compare
- 67 Armenia 0 events compare
- 67 Austria 0 events compare
- 67 Barbados 0 events compare
- 67 Belgium 0 events compare
- 67 Bermuda 0 events compare
- 67 Bolivia 0 events compare
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 events compare
- 67 Botswana 0 events compare
- 67 Burkina Faso 0 events compare
- 67 Cambodia 0 events compare
- 67 Cameroon 0 events compare
- 67 Cape Verde 0 events compare
- 67 Cayman Islands 0 events compare
- 67 Central African Republic 0 events compare
- 67 Chad 0 events compare
- 67 Comoros 0 events compare
- 67 Congo 0 events
- 67 Cook Islands 0 events compare
- 67 Costa Rica 0 events compare
- 67 Cote d'Ivoire 0 events
- 67 Croatia 0 events compare
- 67 Czechia 0 events compare
- 67 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 events compare
- 67 Denmark 0 events compare
- 67 Djibouti 0 events compare
- 67 Dominica 0 events compare
- 67 Dominican Republic 0 events compare
- 67 East Timor 0 events compare
- 67 Ecuador 0 events compare
- 67 Egypt 0 events compare
- 67 Eritrea 0 events
- 67 Estonia 0 events compare
- 67 Ethiopia 0 events compare
- 67 Fiji 0 events compare
- 67 Finland 0 events compare
- 67 French Polynesia 0 events compare
- 67 Gabon 0 events compare
- 67 Gambia 0 events compare
- 67 Georgia 0 events compare
- 67 Germany 0 events compare
- 67 Ghana 0 events compare
- 67 Greece 0 events compare
- 67 Grenada 0 events compare
- 67 Guam 0 events compare
- 67 Guatemala 0 events compare
- 67 Guinea 0 events compare
- 67 Guinea-Bissau 0 events compare
- 67 Haiti 0 events compare
- 67 Honduras 0 events compare
- 67 Hungary 0 events compare
- 67 Iceland 0 events compare
- 67 India 0 events compare
- 67 Ireland 0 events compare
- 67 Jamaica 0 events compare
- 67 Jordan 0 events compare
- 67 Kenya 0 events compare
- 67 Laos 0 events compare
- 67 Latvia 0 events compare
- 67 Lebanon 0 events compare
- 67 Liberia 0 events compare
- 67 Libya 0 events
- 67 Lithuania 0 events compare
- 67 Luxembourg 0 events compare
- 67 Malawi 0 events compare
- 67 Mali 0 events compare
- 67 Marshall Islands 0 events compare
- 67 Martinique 0 events compare
- 67 Mauritania 0 events compare
- 67 Mauritius 0 events compare
- 67 Micronesia (country) 0 events compare
- 67 Montenegro 0 events compare
- 67 Morocco 0 events compare
- 67 Mozambique 0 events compare
- 67 Namibia 0 events compare
- 67 Netherlands 0 events compare
- 67 New Caledonia 0 events compare
- 67 Niger 0 events compare
- 67 Nigeria 0 events compare
- 67 Niue 0 events compare
- 67 North Korea 0 events compare
- 67 North Macedonia 0 events compare
- 67 Norway 0 events compare
- 67 Oman 0 events compare
- 67 Pakistan 0 events compare
- 67 Palestine 0 events compare
- 67 Papua New Guinea 0 events compare
- 67 Paraguay 0 events compare
- 67 Poland 0 events compare
- 67 Reunion 0 events compare
- 67 Romania 0 events compare
- 67 Rwanda 0 events compare
- 67 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 events compare
- 67 Saint Lucia 0 events compare
- 67 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 events compare
- 67 Samoa 0 events compare
- 67 Saudi Arabia 0 events compare
- 67 Senegal 0 events compare
- 67 Serbia 0 events compare
- 67 Seychelles 0 events compare
- 67 Sierra Leone 0 events compare
- 67 Slovakia 0 events compare
- 67 Slovenia 0 events compare
- 67 Solomon Islands 0 events compare
- 67 Somalia 0 events compare
- 67 South Africa 0 events compare
- 67 South Korea 0 events compare
- 67 South Sudan 0 events
- 67 Sri Lanka 0 events compare
- 67 Sudan 0 events compare
- 67 Suriname 0 events
- 67 Sweden 0 events compare
- 67 Switzerland 0 events compare
- 67 Syria 0 events compare
- 67 Tajikistan 0 events compare
- 67 Tanzania 0 events compare
- 67 Togo 0 events compare
- 67 Tonga 0 events compare
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 0 events compare
- 67 Tunisia 0 events compare
- 67 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 events compare
- 67 Tuvalu 0 events compare
- 67 Uganda 0 events compare
- 67 Ukraine 0 events compare
- 67 United Kingdom 0 events compare
- 67 Uruguay 0 events compare
- 67 Vanuatu 0 events compare
- 67 Yemen 0 events compare
- 67 Zambia 0 events compare
- 67 Zimbabwe 0 events compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global number of reported disasters by size in Afghanistan?
- Global number of reported disasters by size in Afghanistan was 0 events in 2025, 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 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5 events in 2005.
- What is the lowest global number of reported disasters by size recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 events in 1954.
- How does Afghanistan rank for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Afghanistan ranks 67th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global number of reported disasters by size rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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. 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.