Number of people whose destroyed dwellings were attributed to disasters (number) by country
Countries reporting
80
Highest
733,700
Mozambique
Lowest
0
Costa Rica
Median
741
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
1,305
What the numbers show
Number of people whose destroyed dwellings were attributed to disasters (number) is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 733,700 in Mozambique; the lowest is 0 in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 741, and the mean is 28,892.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Lebanon (up 142,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 100.0%).
Number of people whose destroyed dwellings were attributed to: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 733,700 | 2025 | up 991.0% | volatile |
| 2 | China (People’s Republic of) | 616,296 | 2023 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Philippines | 240,846 | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Sudan | 107,994 | 2018 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Mali | 57,620 | 2017 | up 143.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 53,824 | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 51,106 | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Honduras | 51,050 | 2020 | up 1,101.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 46,653 | 2024 | up 3,749.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Cameroon | 38,432 | 2019 | up 1,437.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Madagascar | 34,956 | 2018 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Peru | 33,811 | 2021 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Angola | 28,980 | 2024 | up 358.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Uganda | 22,456 | 2022 | up 1,490.4% | volatile |
| 15 | South Africa | 20,935 | 2017 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Burundi | 20,267 | 2024 | up 2,683.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Liberia | 20,000 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Chile | 16,926 | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 15,726 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Togo | 14,116 | 2022 | up 1,382.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Benin | 11,880 | 2020 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Lebanon | 11,400 | 2020 | up 142,400.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Gambia | 8,986 | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Nepal | 8,843 | 2021 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Cambodia | 7,879 | 2021 | up 718.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Colombia | 5,055 | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Guatemala | 4,215 | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Kenya | 3,300 | 2025 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Mongolia | 2,567 | 2024 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 30 | Eswatini | 2,147 | 2024 | up 894.0% | volatile |
| 31 | New Zealand | 1,895 | 2023 | up 63,066.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Tuvalu | 1,774 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Romania | 1,365 | 2024 | up 974.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Algeria | 1,231 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Somalia | 1,180 | 2025 | up 676.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 1,092 | 2015 | up 810.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Argentina | 1,024 | 2015 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Morocco | 980 | 2024 | up 1,860.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Trinidad and Tobago | 914 | 2019 | — | falling |
| 40 | Namibia | 759 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Ecuador | 723 | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 600 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Botswana | 585 | 2024 | up 327.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Malawi | 491 | 2020 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 384 | 2013 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia | 369 | 2023 | up 1,842.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Japan | 360 | 2023 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Yemen | 348 | 2010 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Senegal | 328 | 2014 | up 8,100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 275 | 2020 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Republic of Korea | 257 | 2023 | up 756.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Egypt | 228 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Haiti | 212 | 2017 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Panama | 209 | 2023 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Jordan | 209 | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Ghana | 196 | 2024 | up 2,350.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 188 | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Cuba | 174 | 2021 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Solomon Islands | 168 | 2022 | up 546.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Albania | 156 | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Niger | 112 | 2025 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Serbia | 96 | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Paraguay | 92 | 2025 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Bhutan | 86 | 2018 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 65 | Finland | 70 | 2018 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 66 | Ethiopia | 60 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 50 | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Fiji | 50 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Barbados | 31 | 2024 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Armenia | 16 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Marshall Islands | 12 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Georgia | 7 | 2023 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Slovenia | 6 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Zambia | 4 | 2022 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Maldives | 4 | 2022 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 2013 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Ukraine | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Mauritius | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 8,717
- Côte d'Ivoire 309
- Türkiye 108