Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 135 countries
All-time high
2
in 1995
All-time low
1
in 1981
Years of data
22
1981–2024
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1981–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 2 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 45th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | — |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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More climate change data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Urban population 40.3% (2025)
- Urban population 3.17 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Population, total 7.87 million (2025)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 41.55 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.03 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 3.14 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1995.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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This dataset provides information on global climate and weather patterns, providing insights into temperature variations, land cover accounts, and shifts in mean sea levels.