Global number of reported disasters by size in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Global number of reported disasters by size was 0 events in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 events
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
67th
of 200 countries
All-time high
3 events
in 2002
All-time low
0 events
in 1920
Years of data
46
1920–2025
Global number of reported disasters by size in United Kingdom, 1920–2025
Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in events.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global number of reported disasters by size in United Kingdom is 0 events, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, global number of reported disasters by size in United Kingdom peaked at 3 events in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 events, in 1920.
That places United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 0 events | — |
| 1952 | 0 events | — |
| 1966 | 0 events | — |
| 1968 | 0 events | — |
| 1976 | 0 events | — |
| 1977 | 0 events | — |
| 1981 | 0 events | — |
| 1983 | 1 events | — |
| 1984 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0 events | — |
| 1987 | 0 events | — |
| 1989 | 0 events | — |
| 1990 | 0 events | — |
| 1991 | 0 events | — |
| 1993 | 0 events | — |
| 1994 | 0 events | — |
| 1995 | 0 events | — |
| 1996 | 0 events | — |
| 1997 | 0 events | — |
| 1998 | 0 events | — |
| 1999 | 1 events | — |
| 2000 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 3 events | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 events | — |
| 2005 | 2 events | — |
| 2007 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 events | — |
| 2009 | 2 events | — |
| 2010 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 events | — |
| 2016 | 0 events | — |
| 2017 | 2 events | — |
| 2018 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 1 events | — |
| 2025 | 0 events | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 1 |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 1 |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.1667 events | 0 events | 1 events | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.1111 events | 0 events | 1 events | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.11 events | 0 events | 3 events | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.1 events | 0 events | 2 events | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0 events | 2 events | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 67 Afghanistan 0 events compare
- 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 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 United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global number of reported disasters by size in United Kingdom?
- Global number of reported disasters by size in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 3 events in 2002.
- What is the lowest global number of reported disasters by size recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 events in 1920.
- How does United Kingdom rank for global number of reported disasters by size?
- United Kingdom ranks 67th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.