Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood was 312,504 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
312,504
Change on year
up 145.0%
World rank
24th
of 135 countries
All-time high
312,504
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 2016
Years of data
32
1980–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Afghanistan, 1980–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1980200220241980: 30.0k1988: 161.0k1991: 139.4k1992: 4.0k1995: 7.5k1996: 9.9k1997: 20.8k1998: 3001999: 5002002: 5.5k2003: 3.8k2004: 4.5k2005: 18.3k2006: 33.0k2007: 30.3k2008: 1.2k2009: 62.5k2010: 45.0k2011: 12.8k2012: 51.1k2013: 17.1k2014: 142.1k2015: 3.0k2016: 02017: 1.8k2018: 4.0k2019: 130.9k2020: 44.1k2021: 35.0k2022: 266.8k2023: 127.5k2024: 312.5k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Afghanistan stood at 312,504. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 145.0% on the previous year and up 120.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Afghanistan peaked at 312,504 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2016.

That places Afghanistan 24th 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 People Affected: Flood in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable) in Afghanistan, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 30,000
1988 161,000 +436.7%
1991 139,400 -13.4%
1992 4,000 -97.1%
1995 7,500 +87.5%
1996 9,855 +31.4%
1997 20,750 +110.6%
1998 300 -98.6%
1999 500 +66.7%
2002 5,545 +1009.0%
2003 3,753 -32.3%
2004 4,500 +19.9%
2005 18,318 +307.1%
2006 32,975 +80.0%
2007 30,255 -8.2%
2008 1,180 -96.1%
2009 62,516 +5198.0%
2010 45,000 -28.0%
2011 12,810 -71.5%
2012 51,150 +299.3%
2013 17,097 -66.6%
2014 142,055 +730.9%
2015 3,010 -97.9%
2016 0 -100.0%
2017 1,822
2018 4,000 +119.5%
2019 130,942 +3173.5%
2020 44,076 -66.3%
2021 35,033 -20.5%
2022 266,787 +661.5%
2023 127,549 -52.2%
2024 312,504 +145.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 95,500 30,000 161,000 2
1990s 26,044 300 139,400 7
2000s 19,880 1,180 62,516 8
2010s 40,789 0 142,055 10
2020s 157,190 35,033 312,504 5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 21 Kenya 325,680 compare
  2. 22 Congo 321,000 compare
  3. 23 Sudan 317,107 compare
  4. 25 Iran 304,837 compare
  5. 26 Mongolia 289,968 compare
  6. 27 Burundi 237,175 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Afghanistan?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Afghanistan was 312,504 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 312,504 in 2024.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
How does Afghanistan rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
Afghanistan ranks 24th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
135 places, 2,715 data points, 1980–2025
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