Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Laos
Laos: Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) 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 Laos, 1981–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Laos 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 Laos peaked at 2 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.
Laos 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: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Laos, 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% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
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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Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Laos?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Laos was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1995.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
- How does Laos rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- Laos ranks 45th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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