EM-DAT: Niger Natural Hazard Events and Economic Loss Statistics

Natural hazard impact statistics for Niger are aggregated by year and disaster subtype, covering fatalities, affected populations, and economic losses. Produced by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), the data includes both raw and inflation-adjusted financial impact figures. Each record summarizes disaster events to facilitate longitudinal analysis of humanitarian crises in the region.

Use Cases

• Calculating the average 'total number of deaths' per 'disaster subtype' to identify high-risk hazards
• Comparing 'original value' versus 'adjusted' economic losses to assess the long-term financial burden of disasters
• Trend analysis of the 'number of disasters' occurring annually to monitor climate-related shifts

Strengths

• Includes inflation-adjusted economic loss values for accurate temporal comparisons
• Uses standardized disaster subtype classifications
• Incorporates HXL tags for humanitarian data interoperability

Limitations

• Aggregated format prevents the analysis of specific, individual disaster events
• Economic loss data in the Sahel region is frequently underreported or missing for older records

Provenance

Source

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Collection Method

Aggregation of historical disaster records from the EM-DAT database

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026.

Geography

Niger