Albania is vulnerable to flood, earthquake, landslide, drought, extreme temperature, windstorm and high snowfall (including avalanche and epidemic). The country is highly vulnerable to earthquake, flood and landslide. During 1974-2006, floods accounted for the major share of disaster events (32 %), followed by earthquakes (18 %). There were two technological hazards reported during this period; one transport accident and one industrial accident, in 1991 and 2004 respectively.

Incidence of hazard events in the country (1974-2006) shows that there has been a steady increase in the number of events.