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

France: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood was 3,235 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3,235
Change on year
down 66.1%
World rank
99th
of 135 countries
All-time high
27,000
in 2003
All-time low
0
in 1981
Years of data
28
1980–2024

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1980200220241980: 3131981: 01983: 3.7k1987: 01988: 3001992: 01993: 01994: 4101996: 1.4k1999: 4.1k2000: 2.3k2001: 16.9k2002: 3.5k2003: 27.0k2005: 4.0k2010: 02011: 2.3k2013: 2.0k2014: 4.0k2015: 02016: 242017: 1602018: 4.2k2019: 1.1k2020: 9062021: 2.1k2023: 9.6k2024: 3.2k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

France recorded 3,235 for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in 2024.

That represents a change of down 66.1% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in France peaked at 27,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1981.

That places France 99th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 France, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable) in France, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 313
1981 0 -100.0%
1983 3,712
1987 0 -100.0%
1988 300
1992 0 -100.0%
1993 0
1994 410
1996 1,380 +236.6%
1999 4,105 +197.5%
2000 2,312 -43.7%
2001 16,882 +630.2%
2002 3,480 -79.4%
2003 27,000 +675.9%
2005 4,000 -85.2%
2010 0 -100.0%
2011 2,300
2013 2,000 -13.0%
2014 4,000 +100.0%
2015 0 -100.0%
2016 24
2017 160 +566.7%
2018 4,226 +2541.2%
2019 1,102 -73.9%
2020 906 -17.8%
2021 2,147 +137.0%
2023 9,550 +344.8%
2024 3,235 -66.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 865 0 3,712 5
1990s 1,179 0 4,105 5
2000s 10,735 2,312 27,000 5
2010s 1,535 0 4,226 9
2020s 3,960 906 9,550 4

Countries ranked near France

  1. 97 Republic of Korea 3,500 compare
  2. 98 Germany 3,407 compare
  3. 100 Belgium 3,000 compare
  4. 101 Ukraine 2,850 compare
  5. 102 Central African Republic 2,700 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in France?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in France was 3,235 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 27,000 in 2003.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1981.
How does France rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
France ranks 99th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this France 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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