Global number of reported disasters by size in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Global number of reported disasters by size was 1 events in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Global number of reported disasters by size in Bulgaria, 1928–2025
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 Bulgaria stood at 1 events.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, global number of reported disasters by size in Bulgaria peaked at 5 events in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 events, in 1928.
Bulgaria 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 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0 events | — |
| 1965 | 0 events | — |
| 1977 | 0 events | — |
| 1981 | 0 events | — |
| 1986 | 0 events | — |
| 1990 | 1 events | — |
| 1993 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 1 events | — |
| 1998 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 events | — |
| 2002 | 1 events | — |
| 2005 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 events | +400.0% |
| 2008 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 2 events | — |
| 2012 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 2 events | — |
| 2024 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 1 events | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global number of reported disasters by size in Bulgaria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +400.0% | 1 events | 5 events |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 1 |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 1 |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8 events | 0 events | 1 events | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.14 events | 0 events | 5 events | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.33 events | 1 events | 2 events | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0 events | 2 events | 5 |
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- 15 Iraq 1 events compare
- 15 Israel 1 events compare
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- 15 Kiribati 1 events compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 1 events compare
- 15 Lesotho 1 events compare
- 15 Madagascar 1 events compare
- 15 Malaysia 1 events compare
- 15 Maldives 1 events compare
- 15 Mexico 1 events compare
- 15 Moldova 1 events compare
- 15 Mongolia 1 events compare
- 15 Montserrat 1 events compare
- 15 Myanmar 1 events compare
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- 15 Uzbekistan 1 events compare
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More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global number of reported disasters by size in Bulgaria?
- Global number of reported disasters by size in Bulgaria was 1 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5 events in 2007.
- What is the lowest global number of reported disasters by size recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 events in 1928.
- How does Bulgaria rank for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global number of reported disasters by size rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.