Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) was 2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood in Tanzania, 1982–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Tanzania is 2, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Tanzania peaked at 4 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1982.
That places Tanzania 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: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | — |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | -33.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Climate related disasters: Flood, Number (Not Applicable) in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | +200.0% | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | +200.0% | 1 | 3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.83 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.38 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 16 Angola 2 compare
- 16 Argentina 2 compare
- 16 Canada 2 compare
- 16 Colombia 2 compare
- 16 Algeria 2 compare
- 16 Spain 2 compare
- 16 Fiji 2 compare
- 16 France 2 compare
- 16 Ghana 2 compare
- 16 Honduras 2 compare
- 16 Italy 2 compare
- 16 Sri Lanka 2 compare
- 16 Mongolia 2 compare
- 16 Malawi 2 compare
- 16 Nigeria 2 compare
- 16 Nepal 2 compare
- 16 Oman 2 compare
- 16 Pakistan 2 compare
- 16 Peru 2 compare
- 16 Paraguay 2 compare
- 16 Serbia and Montenegro 2 compare
- 16 Sudan 2 compare
- 16 Serbia 2 compare
- 16 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 2 compare
- 16 Chad 2 compare
- 16 Thailand 2 compare
- 16 Uruguay 2 compare
- 16 Zambia 2 compare
More climate change data for Tanzania
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 2.6% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.3688 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -140.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 26.02 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.8% (2025)
- Population, total 70.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Tanzania?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood in Tanzania was 2 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2019.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
- How does Tanzania rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood?
- Tanzania ranks 16th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: flood rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
This dataset provides information on global climate and weather patterns, providing insights into temperature variations, land cover accounts, and shifts in mean sea levels.