Country ranking for field: natural hazards 2023

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This entry lists potential natural disasters. For countries where volcanic activity is common, a volcanism subfield highlights historically active volcanoes.

	World	large areas subject to severe weather
1	Afghanistan	0
2	Papua New Guinea	active volcanism; the country is subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis
3	Nigeria	periodic droughts; flooding
4	Niue	tropical cyclones
5	Norfolk Island	tropical cyclones
6	North Korea	late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall
7	North Macedonia	high seismic risks
8	Northern Mariana Islands	active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons
9	Norway	rockslides avalanches
10	Oman	summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in interior; periodic droughts
11	Pacific Ocean	surrounded by a zone of violent volcanic and earthquake activity sometimes referred to as the 'Pacific Ring of Fire'; subject to tropical cyclones
12	Pakistan	frequent earthquakes occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains
13	Palau	typhoons
14	Panama	occasional severe storms and forest fires in the Darien area
15	Paracel Islands	typhoons
16	Nicaragua	destructive earthquakes; volcanoes; landslides; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
17	Paraguay	local flooding in southeast
18	Peru	earthquakes tsunamis flooding landslides mild volcanic activity
19	Philippines	astride typhoon belt usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms each year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis
20	Pitcairn Islands	occasional tropical cyclones
21	Poland	flooding
22	Portugal	Azores subject to severe earthquakes
23	Puerto Rico	periodic droughts; hurricanes
24	Qatar	haze dust storms sandstorms common
25	Romania	earthquakes most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides
26	Russia	permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout Siberia and parts of European Russia
27	Rwanda	periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga Mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo
28	Saint Helena	active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha
29	Saint Kitts and Nevis	hurricanes
30	Niger	recurring droughts
31	New Zealand	earthquakes are common though usually not severe; volcanic activity
32	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	hurricanes; La Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat
33	Mauritania	hot dry dust/sand-laden sirocco wind primarily in March and April; periodic droughts
34	Liberia	dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara
35	Libya	hot dry dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms sandstorms
36	Liechtenstein	avalanches landslides
37	Lithuania	occasional floods droughts
38	Luxembourg	occasional flooding
39	Macau	typhoons
40	Madagascar	periodic cyclones; drought; and locust infestation
41	Malawi	flooding; droughts; earthquakes
42	Malaysia	flooding; landslides; forest fires
43	Maldives	tsunamis; low elevation of islands makes them sensitive to sea level rise
44	Mali	hot dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding
45	Malta	occasional droughts
46	Marshall Islands	infrequent typhoons
47	Mauritius	cyclones
48	New Caledonia	cyclones most frequent from November to March
49	Mexico	tsunamis along the Pacific coast volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south and hurricanes on the Pacific Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean coasts
50	Moldova	landslides
51	Monaco	none
52	Mongolia	dust storms; grassland and forest fires; drought; "zud" which is harsh winter conditions
53	Montenegro	destructive earthquakes
54	Montserrat	volcanic eruptions; severe hurricanes
55	Morocco	in the north the mountains are geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts; windstorms; flash floods; landslides; in the south a hot dry dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time often severely restricting visibility
56	Mozambique	severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces
57	Myanmar	destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season
58	Namibia	prolonged periods of drought
59	Nauru	periodic droughts
60	Navassa Island	hurricanes
61	Nepal	severe thunderstorms; flooding; landslides; drought and famine depending on the timing intensity and duration of the summer monsoons
62	Saint Lucia	hurricanes
63	Saint-Martin	subject to hurricanes from July to November
64	Lebanon	earthquakes; dust storms sandstorms
65	Uganda	droughts; floods; earthquakes; landslides; hailstorms
66	The Gambia	droughts
67	The Netherlands	flooding
68	Togo	hot dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts
69	Tokelau	lies in Pacific cyclone belt
70	Tonga	cyclones
71	Trinidad and Tobago	outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
72	Tunisia	flooding; earthquakes; droughts
73	Turkey	severe earthquakes especially in northern Turkey along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van; landslides; flooding
74	Turkmenistan	earthquakes; mudslides; droughts; dust storms; floods
75	Turks and Caicos Islands	frequent hurricanes
76	Tuvalu	severe tropical storms are usually rare but in 1997 there were three cyclones; low levels of islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level
77	U.S. Virgin Islands	several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes
78	Ukraine	occasional floods; occasional droughts
79	Thailand	land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts
80	United Arab Emirates	frequent sand and dust storms
81	United Kingdom	winter windstorms; floods
82	United States	tsunamis; volcanoes; earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts; tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska a major impediment to development
83	Uruguay	seasonally high winds
84	Uzbekistan	earthquakes; floods; landslides or mudslides; avalanches; droughts
85	Vanuatu	tropical cyclones
86	Venezuela	subject to floods rockslides mudslides; periodic droughts
87	Vietnam	occasional typhoons
88	Wake Island	subject to occasional typhoons
89	Wallis and Futuna	cyclones; tsunamis
90	West Bank	droughts
91	Yemen	sandstorms and dust storms in summer
92	Zambia	periodic drought; tropical storms
93	The Bahamas	hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage
94	Tanzania	flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season; drought
95	Saint-Pierre and Miquelon	persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard
96	South Africa	prolonged droughts
97	Samoa	occasional cyclones; active volcanism
98	San Marino	occasional earthquakes
99	Saudi Arabia	frequent sand and dust storms
100	Senegal	lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts
101	Serbia	destructive earthquakes
102	Seychelles	lies outside the cyclone belt so severe storms are rare; occasional short droughts
103	Sierra Leone	dry sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara
104	Singapore	flash floods
105	Sint Maarten	subject to hurricanes from July to November
106	Slovakia	flooding
107	Slovenia	flooding; earthquakes
108	Solomon Islands	tropical cyclones but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earthquakes tremors and volcanic activity; tsunamis
109	Somalia	recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; floods during rainy season
110	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism
111	Tajikistan	earthquakes; floods
112	South Korea	occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest
113	Southern Ocean	huge icebergs with drafts up to several hundred meters; smaller bergs and iceberg fragments; sea ice
114	Spain	periodic droughts occasional flooding
115	Spratly Islands	typhoons; numerous reefs and shoals pose a serious maritime hazard
116	Sri Lanka	occasional cyclones and tornadoes
117	Sudan	dust storms and periodic persistent droughts
118	Suriname	flooding
119	Svalbard	ice floes often block the entrance to Bellsund
120	Sweden	ice floes in the surrounding waters especially in the Gulf of Bothnia can interfere with maritime traffic
121	Switzerland	avalanches landslides; flash floods
122	Syria	dust storms sandstorms
123	São Tomé and Príncipe	flooding
124	Taiwan	earthquakes; typhoons
125	Lesotho	periodic droughts
126	Latvia	large percentage of agricultural fields can become waterlogged and require drainage
127	Albania	destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought
128	China	frequent typhoons
129	Brunei	typhoons earthquakes and severe flooding are rare
130	Bulgaria	earthquakes; landslides
131	Burkina Faso	recurring droughts
132	Burundi	flooding; landslides; drought
133	Cabo Verde	prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active
134	Cambodia	monsoonal rains
135	Cameroon	volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes
136	Canada	continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic Pacific and North American interior and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains
137	Cayman Islands	hurricanes
138	Central African Republic	hot dry dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common
139	Chad	hot dry dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues
140	Chile	severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis
141	Christmas Island	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
142	British Indian Ocean Territory	none; located outside routes of Indian Ocean cyclones
143	Clipperton Island	subject to tropical storms and hurricanes from May to October
144	Cocos Islands	cyclone season is October to April
145	Colombia	highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; occasional earthquakes; periodic droughts
146	Comoros	cyclones possible during rainy season
147	Congo	seasonal flooding
148	Cook Islands	tropical cyclones
149	Coral Sea Islands Territory	occasional tropical cyclones
150	Costa Rica	occasional earthquakes hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season and landslides; active volcanoes
151	Croatia	destructive earthquakes
152	Cuba	the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to November
153	Curaçao	Curaçao is south of the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened
154	Cyprus	moderate earthquake activity; droughts
155	Czech Republic	flooding
156	British Virgin Islands	hurricanes and tropical storms
157	Brazil	recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south
158	Democratic Republic of the Congo	periodic droughts in south; Congo River floods
159	Australia	cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires
160	Algeria	mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season; droughts
161	American Samoa	cyclones common from December to March
162	Andorra	avalanches
163	Angola	locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau
164	Anguilla	frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms
165	Antarctica	katabatic
166	Antigua and Barbuda	hurricanes and tropical storms
167	Arctic Ocean	ice islands occasionally break away from northern Ellesmere Island; icebergs calved from glaciers in western Greenland and extreme northeastern Canada; permafrost in islands; virtually ice locked from October to June; ships subject to superstructure icing from October to May
168	Argentina	San Miguel de Tucumán and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding in some areas
169	Armenia	occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts
170	Aruba	hurricanes; lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened
171	Ashmore and Cartier Islands	surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards
172	Atlantic Ocean	icebergs common in Davis Strait Denmark Strait and the northwestern Atlantic Ocean from February to August and have been spotted as far south as Bermuda and the Madeira Islands; ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme northern Atlantic from October to May; persistent fog can be a maritime hazard from May to September; hurricanes
173	Austria	landslides; avalanches; earthquakes
174	Bouvet Island	occasional volcanism rock slides; harsh climate surrounded by pack ice in winter
175	Azerbaijan	droughts
176	Bahrain	periodic droughts; dust storms
177	Bangladesh	droughts; cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season
178	Barbados	infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
179	Belarus	large tracts of marshy land
180	Belgium	flooding is a threat along rivers and in areas of reclaimed coastal land protected from the sea by concrete dikes
181	Belize	frequent devastating hurricanes
182	Benin	hot dry dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March
183	Bermuda	hurricanes
184	Bhutan	violent storms from the Himalayas are the source of the country's Bhutanese name which translates as Land of the Thunder Dragon; frequent landslides during the rainy season
185	Bolivia	flooding in the northeast
186	Bosnia and Herzegovina	destructive earthquakes
187	Botswana	periodic droughts; seasonal August winds blow from the west carrying sand and dust across the country which can obscure visibility
188	Côte d'Ivoire	coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible
189	Denmark	flooding is a threat in some areas of the country
190	Laos	floods droughts
191	Iraq	dust storms; sandstorms; floods
192	Guinea	hot dry dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season
193	Guyana	flash flood threat during rainy seasons
194	Haiti	lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts
195	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	Mawson Peak an active volcano is on Heard Island
196	Holy See	occasional earthquakes
197	Honduras	frequent but generally mild earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast
198	Hong Kong	occasional typhoons
199	Iceland	earthquakes and volcanic activity
200	India	droughts; flash floods as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes
201	Indian Ocean	occasional icebergs pose navigational hazard in southern reaches
202	Indonesia	occasional floods; severe droughts; tsunamis; earthquakes; volcanoes; forest fires
203	Iran	periodic droughts floods; dust storms sandstorms; earthquakes
204	Ireland	rare extreme weather events
205	Guernsey	very large tidal variation and fast currents can make local waters dangerous
206	Isle of Man	occasional high winds and rough seas
207	Israel	sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes
208	Italy	regional risks include landslides mudflows avalanches earthquakes volcanic eruptions flooding; land subsidence in Venice
209	Jamaica	hurricanes
210	Jan Mayen	dominated by the volcano Beerenberg
211	Japan	many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1500 seismic occurrences
212	Jersey	very large tidal variation can be hazardous to navigation
213	Jordan	droughts; periodic earthquakes; flash floods
214	Kazakhstan	earthquakes in the south; mudslides around Almaty
215	Kenya	recurring drought; flooding during rainy seasons
216	Kiribati	typhoons can occur any time but usually November to March; occasional tornadoes; low level of some of the islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level
217	Kuwait	sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April and bring heavy rain which can damage roads and houses; sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year but are most common between March and August
218	Kyrgyzstan	major flooding during snow melt; prone to earthquakes
219	Guinea-Bissau	hot dry dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires
220	Guatemala	numerous volcanoes in mountains with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast extremely susceptible to hurricanes and other tropical storms
221	Djibouti	earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods
222	Faroe Islands	strong winds and heavy rains can occur throughout the year
223	Dominica	flash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months
224	Dominican Republic	lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts
225	East Timor	floods and landslides are common; earthquakes; tsunamis; tropical cyclones
226	Ecuador	frequent earthquakes; landslides; volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts
227	Egypt	periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes; flash floods; landslides; hot driving windstorms called khamsin occur in spring; dust storms; sandstorms
228	El Salvador	known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
229	Equatorial Guinea	violent windstorms; flash floods
230	Eritrea	frequent droughts rare earthquakes and volcanoes; locust swarms
231	Estonia	sometimes flooding occurs in the spring
232	Eswatini	drought
233	Ethiopia	geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts
234	European Union	flooding along coasts; avalanches in mountainous area; earthquakes in the south; volcanic eruptions in Italy; periodic droughts in Spain; ice floes in the Baltic Sea region
235	Falkland Islands	strong winds persist throughout the year
236	Federated States of Micronesia	typhoons
237	Guam	frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare but potentially destructive typhoons
238	Fiji	cyclonic storms can occur from November to January
239	Finland	severe winters in the north
240	French Polynesia	occasional cyclonic storms in January
241	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are inactive volcanoes; Iles Eparses subject to periodic cyclones; Bassas da India is a maritime hazard since it is under water for a period of three hours prior to and following the high tide and surrounded by reefs
242	Gabon	none
243	Gaza Strip	droughts
244	Georgia	earthquakes
245	Germany	flooding
246	Ghana	dry dusty northeastern harmattan winds from January to March; droughts
247	Gibraltar	occasional droughts; no streams or large bodies of water on the peninsula
248	Greece	severe earthquakes
249	Greenland	continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island
250	Grenada	lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
251	Zimbabwe	recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare

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