Natural disasters people affected in Argentina

Argentina: Natural disasters people affected was 11,700 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
11,700
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
57th
of 78 countries
All-time high
11,700
in 2021
All-time low
0
in 2003
Years of data
6
2003–2021

Natural disasters people affected in Argentina, 2003–2021

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k2003201220212003: 02009: 02018: 02019: 11.7k2020: 11.7k2021: 11.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 11,700 for natural disasters people affected in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, natural disasters people affected in Argentina peaked at 11,700 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2003.

Argentina ranks 57th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Natural disasters people affected in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Natural disasters people affected in Argentina, 2003 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2003 0 —
2009 0 —
2018 0 —
2019 11,666 —
2020 11,666 +0.0%
2021 11,700 +0.3%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 11,700 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,093, 25% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 11,700 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,700, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 0 0 2
2010s 5,833 0 11,666 2
2020s 11,683 11,666 11,700 2

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 54 Botswana 18,399 compare
  2. 55 Philippines 16,000 compare
  3. 56 Marshall Islands 13,924 compare
  4. 58 Honduras 10,300 compare
  5. 59 Spain 3,671 compare
  6. 60 Ecuador 3,165 compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

More reference data data for Argentina

All data for Argentina →

Frequently asked questions

What is natural disasters people affected in Argentina?
Natural disasters people affected in Argentina was 11,700 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural disasters people affected recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 11,700 in 2021.
What is the lowest natural disasters people affected recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2003.
How does Argentina rank for natural disasters people affected?
Argentina ranks 57th out of 78 countries with data for 2021.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural disasters people affected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Natural disasters people affected in Argentina. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/natural-disasters-people-affected/argentina/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/natural-disasters-people-affected/argentina/">Natural disasters people affected in Argentina</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Natural disasters people affected
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,204 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed