Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Chad
Chad: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters was 2.14 million people in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Chad, 1910–2022
Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Chad recorded 2.14 million people for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in 2022. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Chad peaked at 2.14 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1910.
Chad ranks 19th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
| 1940s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 12,252 people | 0 people | 24,504 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 97,277 people | 97,218 people | 97,752 people | 9 |
| 1980s | 300,000 people | 60,118 people | 360,710 people | 5 |
| 1990s | 328,000 people | 300,000 people | 356,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 553,086 people | 306,172 people | 800,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million people | 345,788 people | 2.09 million people | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.14 million people | 2.14 million people | 2.14 million people | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Chad?
- Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Chad was 2.14 million people in 2022, according to EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of people affected by all natural disasters recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual number of people affected by all natural disasters recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1910.
- How does Chad rank for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Chad ranks 19th out of 78 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual number of people affected by all natural disasters rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.