Meteorite Statistics
Global overview of meteorite landings from the NASA dataset.
45,641
Total Meteorites
1,052
Fireball Events
1,107
Observed Falls
44,534
Found
By Classification Group
H Chondrite
17,594
L Chondrite
15,567
LL Chondrite
5,884
Achondrite
1,603
Carbonaceous Chondrite
1,551
Unclassified
1,519
Iron Meteorite
1,070
Lunar Meteorite
165
Top Countries
Antarctica
22,096
Oman
3,128
Libya
1,396
United States
1,371
Algeria
918
Australia
642
Argentina
474
China
258
Mexico
256
Canada
187
France
87
Mauritania
64
Brazil
62
Egypt
49
Ukraine
42
Kazakhstan
38
Japan
38
India
36
Germany
35
Italy
35
Meteorites by Decade
| Decade | Count |
|---|---|
| 860s | 1 |
| 920s | 1 |
| 1390s | 1 |
| 1490s | 3 |
| 1510s | 1 |
| 1570s | 1 |
| 1580s | 1 |
| 1600s | 1 |
| 1620s | 3 |
| 1630s | 3 |
| 1640s | 1 |
| 1650s | 1 |
| 1660s | 2 |
| 1670s | 1 |
| 1680s | 1 |
| 1700s | 1 |
| 1710s | 2 |
| 1720s | 2 |
| 1740s | 3 |
| 1750s | 4 |
| 1760s | 4 |
| 1770s | 5 |
| 1780s | 5 |
| 1790s | 12 |
| 1800s | 22 |
| 1810s | 30 |
| 1820s | 30 |
| 1830s | 33 |
| 1840s | 49 |
| 1850s | 71 |
| 1860s | 95 |
| 1870s | 89 |
| 1880s | 123 |
| 1890s | 126 |
| 1900s | 139 |
| 1910s | 154 |
| 1920s | 159 |
| 1930s | 309 |
| 1940s | 196 |
| 1950s | 212 |
| 1960s | 397 |
| 1970s | 4,968 |
| 1980s | 6,819 |
| 1990s | 11,587 |
| 2000s | 17,723 |
| 2010s | 1,959 |