Natural Disasters

Statistics report about natural disasters worldwide

Natural Disasters

This report presents graphs and tables about natural disasters worldwide. In addition to general data on economic damage and fatalities, the report also provides in depth data on earthquakes, storms, floods, and extreme weather conditions.

Table of contents

Natural disasters worldwide

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  • Premium Statistic Global number of natural disasters events 2000-2023
  • Premium Statistic Global number of deaths from natural disasters 2000-2023
  • Basic Statistic Most significant natural disasters worldwide by death toll up to 2022
  • Basic Statistic Biggest natural disasters worldwide by economic damage up to 2023
  • Basic Statistic Natural disasters with the most fatalities worldwide 2022
  • Basic Statistic Natural disasters with the most victims worldwide 2022
  • Basic Statistic Natural disasters worldwide by economic damage 2022

Types of disasters, countries and regions affected

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  • Basic Statistic Number of natural disasters worldwide 2022, by type
  • Basic Statistic Natural disaster victims worldwide by type of catastrophe 2022
  • Basic Statistic Damage caused by natural disasters worldwide 2022, by type of catastrophe
  • Basic Statistic Most natural disasters by country 2022
  • Basic Statistic Share of fatalities from natural disasters by continent 2022
  • Basic Statistic Natural disasters - share of persons affected worldwide by continent 2022
  • Basic Statistic Share of economic damage caused by natural disasters by continent 2022

Earthquakes

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  • Basic Statistic Number of earthquakes worldwide 2000-2023
  • Premium Statistic Earthquakes worldwide by Richter Scale gradation 2006-2024
  • Basic Statistic Strongest earthquakes worldwide until 2023
  • Basic Statistic Death toll in great earthquakes 1900-2023
  • Premium Statistic Biggest earthquakes worldwide by economic damage 1980-2023

Storms and floods

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  • Premium Statistic Global number of deaths caused by storms 1990-2020
  • Premium Statistic Global number of deaths caused by floods 1960-2022
  • Premium Statistic Deadliest floods in Europe 1921-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of deaths from natural disasters APAC 1970-2020, by type
  • Basic Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: deadliest environmental disasters 2018-2022

Extreme weather

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  • Premium Statistic Number of people affected by drought worldwide 1990-2021
  • Basic Statistic Future changes in frequency of decadal droughts 2021
  • Premium Statistic Dryland population exposure to droughts and desertification 2023, by warming scenario
  • Premium Statistic Global productivity loss due to excessive heat by select country 2030
  • Basic Statistic Future changes in frequency of decadal temperature extremes 2021
  • Premium Statistic Population exposure to heat waves in Africa 2050, by country

Wildland fires

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  • Premium Statistic Global number of deaths caused by wildfires 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic Deadliest wildfires worldwide 1990-2021
  • Premium Statistic Global wildfire carbon emissions 2003-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of wildfires in the Legal Amazon in Brazil 2000-2023
  • Basic Statistic Land burned by forest fires in Europe 2023, by country

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