Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Spain
Spain: Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters was 0.56 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Spain, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Spain stood at 0.56. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 600.0% on the previous year and up 833.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Spain peaked at 0.56 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 2021.
Spain ranks 69th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.13 | — |
| 2006 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.08 | -38.5% |
| 2008 | 0.06 | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.09 | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.14 | +55.6% |
| 2011 | 0.11 | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 0.09 | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 0.07 | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.13 | +116.7% |
| 2016 | 0.07 | -46.2% |
| 2017 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.12 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.07 | -36.4% |
| 2021 | 0.04 | -42.9% |
| 2022 | 0.09 | +125.0% |
| 2023 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.56 | +600.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.56 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.59, 95% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.56 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.47, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +600.0% | 0.08 | 0.56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.098 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.099 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.168 | 0.04 | 0.56 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 66 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6 compare
- 67 Panama 0.58 compare
- 68 East Timor 0.57 compare
- 69 Cambodia 0.56 compare
- 71 Philippines 0.55 compare
- 72 Egypt 0.54 compare
- 72 El Salvador 0.54 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 108 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0396 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0184 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Spain?
- Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Spain was 0.56 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.56 in 2024.
- What is the lowest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 2021.
- How does Spain rank for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Spain ranks 69th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 833.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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