Global number of reported disasters by size in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Global number of reported disasters by size was 0 events in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 events
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
67th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1 events
in 1982
All-time low
0 events
in 1975
Years of data
20
1975–2024
Global number of reported disasters by size in Zimbabwe, 1975–2024
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 Zimbabwe is 0 events, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, global number of reported disasters by size in Zimbabwe peaked at 1 events in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0 events, in 1975.
Zimbabwe ranks 67th of 200 countries on this measure, 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 events | — |
| 1982 | 1 events | — |
| 1991 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 events | — |
| 2000 | 0 events | — |
| 2001 | 0 events | — |
| 2003 | 0 events | — |
| 2007 | 1 events | — |
| 2010 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 events | — |
| 2014 | 0 events | — |
| 2015 | 0 events | — |
| 2016 | 0 events | — |
| 2017 | 0 events | — |
| 2019 | 0 events | — |
| 2021 | 0 events | — |
| 2022 | 0 events | — |
| 2023 | 1 events | — |
| 2024 | 0 events | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.25 events | 0 events | 1 events | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.125 events | 0 events | 1 events | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.25 events | 0 events | 1 events | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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- 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
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global number of reported disasters by size in Zimbabwe?
- Global number of reported disasters by size in Zimbabwe was 0 events in 2024, 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1 events in 1982.
- What is the lowest global number of reported disasters by size recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 events in 1975.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Zimbabwe ranks 67th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.