Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Australia
Australia: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 135 countries
All-time high
6
in 1998
All-time low
1
in 1981
Years of data
32
1981–2025
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Australia, 1981–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Australia peaked at 6 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.
That places Australia 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | — |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 6 | +500.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | -83.3% |
| 2001 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | -80.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.33 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.71 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Australia?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Australia was 1 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
- How does Australia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- Australia ranks 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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