Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters was 2.52 million people in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2015
Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2.52 million people for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.52 million people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8,052 people, in 1980.
That places Papua New Guinea 15th out of 78 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8,052 people | — |
| 1981 | 31,948 people | +296.8% |
| 1997 | 125,256 people | +292.1% |
| 1998 | 374,744 people | +199.2% |
| 2015 | 2.52 million people | +572.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2.52 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 933,054 people, 2.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2.52 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13,924 people, 181.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20,000 people | 8,052 people | 31,948 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 250,000 people | 125,256 people | 374,744 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.52 million people | 2.52 million people | 2.52 million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Papua New Guinea?
- Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Papua New Guinea was 2.52 million people in 2015, 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 million people in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual number of people affected by all natural disasters recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,052 people in 1980.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 15th out of 78 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.