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

Latest (2024)
125,000
Change on year
down 92.8%
World rank
35th
of 135 countries
All-time high
1.74 million
in 2023
All-time low
0
in 2021
Years of data
29
1981–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Ethiopia, 1981–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1981200220241981: 20.0k1985: 28.0k1988: 47.2k1990: 350.0k1993: 34.8k1994: 43.0k1995: 93.9k1996: 115.0k1997: 65.0k1999: 147.3k2000: 30.0k2001: 39.5k2002: 4.0k2003: 110.0k2005: 242.4k2006: 434.1k2007: 245.4k2008: 116.4k2010: 80.7k2011: 40.2k2013: 51.5k2015: 210.6k2016: 493.1k2019: 200.0k2020: 1.2M2021: 02022: 264.8k2023: 1.7M2024: 125.0k

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

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable) in Ethiopia, 1981 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 32 Guinea 176,000 compare
  2. 33 Haiti 173,830 compare
  3. 34 Cambodia 167,770 compare
  4. 36 Philippines 123,000 compare
  5. 37 China 120,645 compare
  6. 38 Kazakhstan 120,000 compare

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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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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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