The Nineteenth-Century Data Collective peer reviews and hosts open-access literary and cultural datasets from around 1800–1900.
Dataset
EM-DAT
EM-DAT records mass disasters from 1900 onward in an international database, with data available for non-commercial use.
About EM-DAT
EM-DAT is a global database covering over 27,000 mass disasters from 1900 to the present. It is distributed by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters in open access for non-commercial use.
Pricing is not clearly stated.
Key features
- Compiles records from UN agencies, non-governmental organizations, reinsurance companies, research institutes and press agencies
- Records human and economic losses at country level
Best for: Humanitarian action, disaster preparedness, disaster risk reduction, vulnerability assessment and priority setting.
Watch out for
- Includes only disasters meeting thresholds of 10 fatalities, 100 affected people, emergency declaration or call for international assistance
EM-DAT at a glance
- Official website
- emdat.be
- Category
- Research & Data › Open Data & Datasets
- Type
- Dataset
- Platforms
- Web
- Details verified
- Oct 22, 2026 · Official source
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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