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

Australia: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood was 6,000 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
6,000
Change on year
up 2,812.6%
World rank
88th
of 135 countries
All-time high
247,212
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 1981
Years of data
32
1981–2025

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Australia, 1981–2025

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1981200320251981: 01984: 01986: 01988: 01989: 01990: 6.8k1993: 20.5k1996: 13.2k1997: 4001998: 15.2k2000: 6002001: 4.0k2003: 4702004: 3.6k2005: 3.0k2006: 1.1k2007: 5.0k2008: 8.4k2009: 9.2k2010: 186.0k2011: 2172012: 16.0k2015: 02016: 2802018: 6002019: 9.9k2020: 02021: 19.9k2022: 247.2k2023: 1.7k2024: 2062025: 6.0k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2025, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Australia stood at 6,000.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,812.6% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Australia peaked at 247,212 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1981.

Australia ranks 88th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Australia, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable) in Australia, 1981 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1981 0
1984 0
1986 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 6,800
1993 20,530 +201.9%
1996 13,226 -35.6%
1997 400 -97.0%
1998 15,175 +3693.8%
2000 600 -96.0%
2001 4,001 +566.8%
2003 470 -88.3%
2004 3,620 +670.2%
2005 3,000 -17.1%
2006 1,100 -63.3%
2007 5,000 +354.5%
2008 8,400 +68.0%
2009 9,200 +9.5%
2010 186,000 +1921.7%
2011 217 -99.9%
2012 16,000 +7273.3%
2015 0 -100.0%
2016 280
2018 600 +114.3%
2019 9,900 +1550.0%
2020 0 -100.0%
2021 19,850
2022 247,212 +1145.4%
2023 1,737 -99.3%
2024 206 -88.1%
2025 6,000 +2812.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 0 0 5
1990s 11,226 400 20,530 5
2000s 3,932 470 9,200 9
2010s 30,428 0 186,000 7
2020s 45,834 0 247,212 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 85 United States 6,564 compare
  2. 86 Chile 6,393 compare
  3. 87 Egypt 6,235 compare
  4. 89 New Zealand 5,400 compare
  5. 90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,000 compare
  6. 90 Jamaica 5,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Australia?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Australia was 6,000 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 247,212 in 2022.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1981.
How does Australia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
Australia ranks 88th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Australia 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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