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

Italy: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood was 46,500 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
46,500
Change on year
up 140,809.0%
World rank
59th
of 135 countries
All-time high
46,500
in 2023
All-time low
0
in 1986
Years of data
26
1985–2023

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Italy, 1985–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1985200420231985: 301986: 01987: 01992: 1.0k1994: 17.3k1996: 5002000: 46.0k2001: 02002: 10.0k2003: 1.4k2008: 3002009: 5.1k2010: 3002011: 02012: 1.2k2013: 2.7k2014: 9.7k2015: 5502016: 4002017: 1.0k2018: 232019: 1.2k2020: 9032021: 02022: 332023: 46.5k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2023, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Italy stood at 46,500. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 140,809.0% on the previous year and up 1,622.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Italy peaked at 46,500 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1986.

Italy ranks 59th 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 Italy, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable) in Italy, 1985 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1985 30
1986 0 -100.0%
1987 0
1992 1,000
1994 17,300 +1630.0%
1996 500 -97.1%
2000 46,022 +9104.4%
2001 0 -100.0%
2002 10,020
2003 1,350 -86.5%
2008 300 -77.8%
2009 5,140 +1613.3%
2010 300 -94.2%
2011 0 -100.0%
2012 1,200
2013 2,700 +125.0%
2014 9,691 +258.9%
2015 550 -94.3%
2016 400 -27.3%
2017 1,000 +150.0%
2018 23 -97.7%
2019 1,200 +5117.4%
2020 903 -24.8%
2021 0 -100.0%
2022 33
2023 46,500 +140809.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 10 0 30 3
1990s 6,267 500 17,300 3
2000s 10,472 0 46,022 6
2010s 1,706 0 9,691 10
2020s 11,859 0 46,500 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 56 Liberia 51,000 compare
  2. 57 South Africa 50,466 compare
  3. 58 Paraguay 46,675 compare
  4. 60 Colombia 45,588 compare
  5. 61 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 42,000 compare
  6. 62 Ghana 41,114 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Italy?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Italy was 46,500 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 46,500 in 2023.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1986.
How does Italy rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
Italy ranks 59th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,622.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Italy 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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