Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
129
Highest
400 % change on previous year
Serbia
Lowest
-93.1 % change on previous year
United States
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
45
1981–2025
Data points
2,810
What the numbers show
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate is currently reported for 129 countries. The highest value is 400 % change on previous year in Serbia; the lowest is -93.1 % change on previous year in United States.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is 14.82 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 1,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 509.1%).
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 400 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,300.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Mexico | 300 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Malawi | 300 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Nepal | 300 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Uganda | 300 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Morocco | 200 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Solomon Islands | 200 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 166.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 516.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Guatemala | 150 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Haiti | 150 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 150 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 100 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Cuba | 100 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Georgia | 100 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Ghana | 100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Laos | 100 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Mongolia | 100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Oman | 100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Paraguay | 100 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 12 | El Salvador | 100 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Syria | 100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Chad | 100 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Togo | 100 % change on previous year | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Thailand | 100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Yemen | 100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium | 50 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 50 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Canada | 50 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 50 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Croatia | 50 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Nigeria | 50 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Vietnam | 50 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Iran | 33.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Kenya | 33.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 36 | China | 14.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 585.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Albania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Australia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Benin | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 0 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 37 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Central African Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Chile | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Cameroon | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Hungary | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Ireland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Israel | 0 % change on previous year | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 37 | South Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Lesotho | 0 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Namibia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Niger | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Nicaragua | 0 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Poland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | North Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Rwanda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Senegal | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Venezuela | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | South Africa | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Taiwan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | India | -6.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Bolivia | -16.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | -20 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Peru | -20 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 160.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Tanzania | -25 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Ecuador | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Honduras | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Malaysia | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 133.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Uruguay | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) | -40 % change on previous year | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -42.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 142.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Angola | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Austria | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Czechia | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 96 | United Kingdom | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Hong Kong | -50 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Italy | -50 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Cambodia | -50 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Mali | -50 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 125.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Mozambique | -50 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 96 | Netherlands | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 125.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Pakistan | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Panama | -50 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Portugal | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 96 | South Sudan | -50 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Slovakia | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Zambia | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Greece | -60 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 160.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Myanmar | -60 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Turkey | -60 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Argentina | -66.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Switzerland | -66.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Spain | -66.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 166.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Madagascar | -66.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 233.3% | volatile |
| 116 | New Zealand | -66.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Romania | -66.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Saudi Arabia | -66.67 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 166.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Ukraine | -66.67 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Germany | -75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 124 | France | -75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Russia | -75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Somalia | -75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 125.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Brazil | -81.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 509.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Indonesia | -92.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 347.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Philippines | -92.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 378.6% | volatile |
| 131 | United States | -93.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 276.9% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL International Monetary Fund
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.