Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood was 125,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Ethiopia, 1981–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Ethiopia is 125,000, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 92.8% on the previous year and up 142.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Ethiopia peaked at 1.74 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2021.
Ethiopia ranks 35th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 20,000 | — |
| 1985 | 28,000 | +40.0% |
| 1988 | 47,240 | +68.7% |
| 1990 | 350,000 | +640.9% |
| 1993 | 34,800 | -90.1% |
| 1994 | 43,014 | +23.6% |
| 1995 | 93,875 | +118.2% |
| 1996 | 115,000 | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 65,022 | -43.5% |
| 1999 | 147,255 | +126.5% |
| 2000 | 30,000 | -79.6% |
| 2001 | 39,500 | +31.7% |
| 2002 | 4,000 | -89.9% |
| 2003 | 110,000 | +2650.0% |
| 2005 | 242,418 | +120.4% |
| 2006 | 434,146 | +79.1% |
| 2007 | 245,386 | -43.5% |
| 2008 | 116,440 | -52.5% |
| 2010 | 80,700 | -30.7% |
| 2011 | 40,200 | -50.2% |
| 2013 | 51,500 | +28.1% |
| 2015 | 210,600 | +308.9% |
| 2016 | 493,080 | +134.1% |
| 2019 | 200,000 | -59.4% |
| 2020 | 1.23 million | +514.9% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 264,831 | — |
| 2023 | 1.74 million | +557.0% |
| 2024 | 125,000 | -92.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31,747 | 20,000 | 47,240 | 3 |
| 1990s | 121,281 | 34,800 | 350,000 | 7 |
| 2000s | 152,736 | 4,000 | 434,146 | 8 |
| 2010s | 179,347 | 40,200 | 493,080 | 6 |
| 2020s | 671,936 | 0 | 1.74 million | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Ethiopia?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Ethiopia was 125,000 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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