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December 15, 2025

Data update

We’ve updated our charts with the latest data on natural disasters

Pablo Rosado

Tracking the occurrence of natural disasters can save lives by helping countries prepare for future ones.

In our work on natural disasters, we visualize data from EM-DAT, the most comprehensive international disaster database. EM-DAT is maintained by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), part of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain).

I’ve just updated our charts with the latest data on natural disasters. This data helps us track where disasters are happening; what types of events they are; their human and economic impacts; and how these trends are changing over time.

Explore more data on natural disasters
Number of reported natural disasters globally Stacked vertical bar chart of annual reported natural disasters by type for years 2000 to 2024, y-axis from 0 to 500 events. Each year is broken down into categories: drought; flood; earthquake; extreme weather; extreme temperature; volcanic activity; wildfire; glacial lake outburst flood; dry mass movement; and wet mass movement. Data source shown in the footer: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2025). Chart credit: OurWorldinData.org/natural-disasters | CC BY.