EM-DAT: Botswana Natural Hazard Impacts and Economic Losses

Aggregated disaster statistics for Botswana track the frequency and impact of natural hazards by year and subtype. Maintained by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), the data includes metrics for fatalities, affected populations, and adjusted economic losses. The records are formatted for humanitarian analysis and were last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical trends in disaster frequency using the 'number of disasters' column
• Correlating 'total number of deaths' with specific 'disaster subtype' categories for risk assessment
• Evaluating the long-term financial burden of hazards using 'economic losses (adjusted)'

Strengths

• Includes both original and inflation-adjusted economic loss figures
• Standardized disaster subtype classifications
• Produced by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Limitations

• Aggregated format prevents the analysis of specific individual disaster events
• Geographic scope is limited strictly to Botswana
• Economic loss data in disaster databases often suffers from reporting gaps

Provenance

Source

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Collection Method

Aggregation of EM-DAT database records

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Botswana