EM-DAT Nigeria: Natural Hazard Statistics and Economic Losses by Subtype

Aggregated natural hazard statistics for Nigeria provided by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). The data tracks disaster frequency, fatalities, and economic impact categorized by year and disaster subtype.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the correlation between 'disaster subtype' and 'total number of deaths' to identify high-risk hazard types in Nigeria
• Modeling 'economic losses (adjusted)' over time to assess the long-term financial impact of climate events
• Evaluating 'total number of people affected' per year to inform humanitarian resource allocation strategies

Strengths

• Includes 'economic losses (adjusted)' for inflation-corrected financial analysis
• Categorized by specific 'disaster subtype' for granular hazard analysis
• Standardized reporting from the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Limitations

• Aggregated format prevents analysis of individual disaster events or specific geographic coordinates
• Economic loss data is subject to reporting gaps from local government and NGO sources

Provenance

Source

Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

Freshness

Last updated March 2026 according to source metadata.

Geography

Nigeria