World Flag Chart - Flag Log

Annual Charts

The annual flag charts are an attempt to give an overview of the national and cultural flags flown during every year since 1848. The main chart gives a snapshot of the flags flown on the final day of each year, and the notes section below shows any changes that happened in the preceding twelve months.

This site was first created in 2015. The annual charts from that time on represent a contemporary record of the flags of the world, while the charts from before are built from historical research and interpretation. Contemporary observers would not have categorized the world's flags in the same way that this site does, and even the modern pages are constantly being updated as times change and new information comes to light. Think of these charts as perpetual works in progress.

1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849

1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859

1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869

1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879

1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889

1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899

1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909

1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959