EM-DAT Iran: Natural Disaster Impacts and Economic Losses by Subtype

Natural hazard statistics for the Islamic Republic of Iran aggregated by year and disaster subtype, produced by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). The records track human impact and economic damage from events occurring within the country, with updates maintained through March 2026.

Use Cases

• Trend analysis of 'economic losses (adjusted)' to measure the long-term financial impact of hazards in Iran
• Risk assessment by comparing 'total number of deaths' against specific 'disaster subtype' categories
• Evaluating humanitarian needs by tracking the 'total number of people affected' across different years

Strengths

• Includes inflation-adjusted economic loss figures for longitudinal financial comparison
• Granular categorization by disaster subtype allows for hazard-specific analysis
• Maintained by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), a specialized authority

Limitations

• Aggregated format prevents analysis of specific geographic coordinates or individual event durations
• Economic loss data in disaster databases is often subject to underreporting based on national disclosure

Provenance

Source

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Collection Method

Aggregated from the EM-DAT database which compiles data from UN agencies, NGOs, insurance companies, and research institutes.

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Iran (Islamic Republic of)