Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) by country
This dataset provides information on global climate and weather patterns, providing insights into temperature variations, land cover accounts, and shifts in mean sea levels.
Countries reporting
183
Highest
16
China
Lowest
1
West Bank and Gaza
Median
1
Years covered
46
1980–2025
Data points
4,260
What the numbers show
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 16 in China; the lowest is 1 in West Bank and Gaza.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 2.1.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 500.0%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 93.8%).
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 16 | 2024 | down 51.5% | rising |
| 2 | India | 15 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 9 | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 8 | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Mexico | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 6 | 2024 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 6 | Canada | 6 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Pakistan | 6 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Thailand | 6 | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 6 | South Africa | 6 | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5 | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Colombia | 5 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 11 | Guatemala | 5 | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Haiti | 5 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 5 | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Serbia | 5 | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Chile | 4 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Cuba | 4 | 2024 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 17 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Kenya | 4 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Mongolia | 4 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Malawi | 4 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Nepal | 4 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Peru | 4 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Uganda | 4 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Yemen | 4 | 2024 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 30 | Belgium | 3 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Hong Kong, China | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Croatia | 3 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Republic of Korea | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 30 | Nigeria | 3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Slovenia | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 30 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Vanuatu | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | falling |
| 30 | Taiwan, China | 3 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 2006 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 30 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) | 3 | 1991 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 44 | Australia | 2 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Burundi | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Belize | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 44 | Brazil | 2 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Cameroon | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Algeria | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 44 | Ecuador | 2 | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 44 | Georgia | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 44 | Ghana | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 44 | Greece | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Grenada | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 44 | Honduras | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Israel | 2 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 44 | Jamaica | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 44 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 44 | Lesotho | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 44 | Latvia | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 44 | Marshall Islands | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 44 | Myanmar | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 44 | Oman | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 44 | Paraguay | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 44 | Sudan | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | El Salvador | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 44 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 44 | Chad | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 44 | Türkiye | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Ukraine | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Uruguay | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 44 | United States of America | 2 | 2025 | down 93.1% | rising |
| 44 | United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 2017 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 78 | Angola | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Albania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Argentina | 1 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Armenia | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 78 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Austria | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2012 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Benin | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Bahamas | 1 | 2019 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Belarus | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Bermuda | 1 | 2003 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Barbados | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Bhutan | 1 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Botswana | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Central African Republic | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 78 | Switzerland | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 78 | Congo | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 78 | Comoros | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Cyprus | 1 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 78 | Czechia | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Germany | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Djibouti | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Dominica | 1 | 2017 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Denmark | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 78 | Egypt | 1 | 2021 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 78 | Eritrea | 1 | 2008 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Spain | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Estonia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Fiji | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 78 | France | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Gabon | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Guinea | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Gambia | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Guam | 1 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 78 | Guyana | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Hungary | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Indonesia | 1 | 2025 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Ireland | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Iraq | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Italy | 1 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Jordan | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Cambodia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Lebanon | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 78 | Liberia | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Libya | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Lithuania | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Republic of Moldova | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 78 | Madagascar | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Maldives | 1 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Mali | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 78 | Montenegro | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Mozambique | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Mauritania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Mauritius | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Malaysia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Namibia | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 78 | Niger | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Netherlands | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Norway | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | New Zealand | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Panama | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Philippines | 1 | 2025 | down 93.8% | rising |
| 78 | Poland | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Portugal | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 78 | French Polynesia | 1 | 2017 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Romania | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Russian Federation | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Rwanda | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 78 | Senegal | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Somalia | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 78 | South Sudan | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 78 | Slovakia | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Sweden | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Eswatini | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 2017 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Togo | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 78 | Timor-Leste | 1 | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 78 | Tonga | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Tunisia | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Tuvalu | 1 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 78 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Samoa | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 78 | Zambia | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 78 | Cook Islands | 1 | 2010 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | West Bank and Gaza | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
This dataset provides information on global climate and weather patterns, providing insights into temperature variations, land cover accounts, and shifts in mean sea levels.