People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
118
Highest
839.72 % change on previous year
Vanuatu
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Zimbabwe
Median
-75 % change on previous year
Years covered
45
1981–2025
Data points
1,986
What the numbers show
People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate is currently reported for 118 countries. The highest value is 839.72 % change on previous year in Vanuatu; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is -75 % change on previous year, and the mean is 38.93 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Zambia (up 38,688.8%), and the largest decrease in Indonesia (down 954.1%).
People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanuatu | 839.72 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 205.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Tajikistan | 829.74 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 1,202.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Niger | 773.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9,161.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Syria | 766.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Ghana | 722.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Zambia | 718.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 38,688.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Portugal | 667.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 776.6% | volatile |
| 8 | South Africa | 649.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 331.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Guinea | 601.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,136.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Nicaragua | 491.51 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 702.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Cameroon | 424.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 530.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 420.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 903.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 401.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 384.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 457.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 248.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 358.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Fiji | 230.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Georgia | 192.13 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 357.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Thailand | 188.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 377.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Malawi | 173.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 276.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Taiwan | 158 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 258.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Mongolia | 134.33 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 260.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Honduras | 126.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Yemen | 117.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 254.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Laos | 115.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 215.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 115.15 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 354.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Benin | 103.63 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Congo | 94.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Hong Kong | 92.31 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Senegal | 89.56 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 246.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) | 78.81 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 182.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Turkey | 53.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 50 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 162.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Australia | 35.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 143.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Russia | 35.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 215.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Ecuador | 35.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 158.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Burundi | 24.95 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 37 | India | 24.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Chile | 14.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Gambia | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Malaysia | -7.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Myanmar | -13.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Solomon Islands | -14.43 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Haiti | -17.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 79.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Vietnam | -40.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 45 | France | -41.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 46 | South Korea | -44.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Mali | -46.91 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 106.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Mozambique | -48.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 136.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -50.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Central African Republic | -55.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Djibouti | -56 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 108.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | -57.69 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 53 | Namibia | -59.9 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 116.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Bangladesh | -60.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Kenya | -62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Algeria | -62.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Bulgaria | -63.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Sudan | -63.54 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Uruguay | -74.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Mauritania | -75.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 413.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Nepal | -78.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Colombia | -82.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 126.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Guatemala | -85.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Croatia | -86.2 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 65 | South Sudan | -88.32 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 132.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Canada | -88.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Cambodia | -91.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Ethiopia | -91.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 69 | New Zealand | -92.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Tanzania | -93.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Somalia | -93.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 161.0% | volatile |
| 72 | North Macedonia | -93.39 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 271.9% | volatile |
| 73 | China | -93.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.7% | volatile |
| 74 | North Korea | -94.12 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 136.0% | volatile |
| 75 | El Salvador | -94.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 76 | Jamaica | -96 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 117.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Greece | -96.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Ukraine | -97.02 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Madagascar | -97.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 109.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Mexico | -97.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 500.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | -97.47 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 126.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | -97.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Iran | -97.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Bolivia | -98.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Angola | -99.4 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Cuba | -99.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Panama | -99.5 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 173.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Peru | -99.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 280.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Philippines | -99.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | -99.58 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Morocco | -99.67 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Papua New Guinea | -99.74 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 112.3% | volatile |
| 93 | United States | -99.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -99.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 130.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Argentina | -99.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Uganda | -99.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 362.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Brazil | -99.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Nigeria | -99.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Venezuela | -99.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Rwanda | -99.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 147.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Indonesia | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 954.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Albania | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 189.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Austria | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | falling |
| 102 | Belgium | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 102 | Switzerland | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Czechia | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 102 | Germany | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Spain | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 102 | United Kingdom | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 102 | Hungary | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 102 | Iraq | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 102 | Italy | -100 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Poland | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Paraguay | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 110.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Romania | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 252.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Serbia | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Slovakia | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 809.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Zimbabwe | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.1% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People affected by disaster, Number International Monetary Fund
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.