Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual in Malawi

Malawi: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual was 300 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
300 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 500.0%
World rank
2nd
of 131 countries
All-time high
300 % change on previous year
in 2022
All-time low
-80 % change on previous year
in 2008
Years of data
24
1990–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Malawi, 1990–2024

-10001002003001990200720241990: 0 % change on previous year1991: 0 % change on previous year1992: 0 % change on previous year1998: 0 % change on previous year1999: 0 % change on previous year2000: 0 % change on previous year2001: 100 % change on previous year2002: 50 % change on previous year2003: -33.3 % change on previous year2006: -33.3 % change on previous year2007: 150 % change on previous year2008: -80 % change on previous year2011: 200 % change on previous year2012: 33.3 % change on previous year2013: -75 % change on previous year2016: -66.7 % change on previous year2017: 0 % change on previous year2018: 200 % change on previous year2019: 0 % change on previous year2020: -66.7 % change on previous year2021: 0 % change on previous year2022: 300 % change on previous year2023: -75 % change on previous year2024: 300 % change on previous year

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Malawi stood at 300 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 500.0% on the previous year and up 500.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Malawi peaked at 300 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -80 % change on previous year, in 2008.

Malawi ranks 2nd of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in Malawi, 1990 to 2024.
Year % change on previous year Change
1990 0 % change on previous year —
1991 0 % change on previous year —
1992 0 % change on previous year —
1998 0 % change on previous year —
1999 0 % change on previous year —
2000 0 % change on previous year —
2001 100 % change on previous year —
2002 50 % change on previous year -50.0%
2003 -33.33 % change on previous year -166.7%
2006 -33.33 % change on previous year -0.0%
2007 150 % change on previous year -550.0%
2008 -80 % change on previous year -153.3%
2011 200 % change on previous year -350.0%
2012 33.33 % change on previous year -83.3%
2013 -75 % change on previous year -325.0%
2016 -66.67 % change on previous year -11.1%
2017 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2018 200 % change on previous year —
2019 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2020 -66.67 % change on previous year —
2021 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2022 300 % change on previous year —
2023 -75 % change on previous year -125.0%
2024 300 % change on previous year -500.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 5
2000s 21.9 % change on previous year -80 % change on previous year 150 % change on previous year 7
2010s 41.67 % change on previous year -75 % change on previous year 200 % change on previous year 7
2020s 91.67 % change on previous year -75 % change on previous year 300 % change on previous year 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 1 Serbia 400 % change on previous year compare
  2. 2 Mexico 300 % change on previous year compare
  3. 2 Nepal 300 % change on previous year compare
  4. 2 Uganda 300 % change on previous year compare

See the full ranking of 131 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Malawi?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Malawi was 300 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 300 % change on previous year in 2022.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was -80 % change on previous year in 2008.
How does Malawi rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
Malawi ranks 2nd out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
131 places, 2,810 data points, 1981–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.