Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Malawi
Malawi: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 4 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Malawi, 1982–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 4 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in 2024.
The figure is up 300.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Malawi peaked at 5 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1982.
That places Malawi 17th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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) … gaps in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | — |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.33 | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 1.67 | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 2 | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 1.5 | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 2.5 | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | -80.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +300.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 4 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 4.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 4.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More climate change data for Malawi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
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 4 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 5 in 2007.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
- How does Malawi rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Malawi ranks 17th out of 183 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 100.0%. 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), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) with 1,354 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL International Monetary Fund
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) with 1,354 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.