Number of people affected by disaster in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Number of people affected by disaster was 206 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
206
Change on year
down 78.9%
World rank
90th
of 122 countries
All-time high
12.38 million
in 2017
All-time low
206
in 2021
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Number of people affected by disaster in Bangladesh, 2015–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, number of people affected by disaster in Bangladesh stood at 206. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 78.9% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Bangladesh ranks 90th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people affected by disaster in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.93 million | — |
| 2016 | 4.57 million | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 12.38 million | +171.2% |
| 2018 | 36,782 | -99.7% |
| 2019 | 3,765 | -89.8% |
| 2020 | 977 | -74.1% |
| 2021 | 206 | -78.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.18 million | 3,765 | 12.38 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 591.5 | 206 | 977 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More climate change data for Bangladesh
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 53,978 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,421 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 42,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,520 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45,925 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30,719 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,097 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people affected by disaster in Bangladesh?
- Number of people affected by disaster in Bangladesh was 206 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of people affected by disaster recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 12.38 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people affected by disaster recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 206 in 2021.
- How does Bangladesh rank for number of people affected by disaster?
- Bangladesh ranks 90th out of 122 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of people affected by disaster rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people affected by disaster (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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