Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Malawi
Malawi: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood was 2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Malawi, 1982–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Malawi peaked at 4 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1982.
That places Malawi 16th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | — |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.88 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.67 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Malawi?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Malawi was 2 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2007.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
- How does Malawi rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- Malawi ranks 16th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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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