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

Japan: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood was 13 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
13
Change on year
down 99.7%
World rank
125th
of 135 countries
All-time high
1.50 million
in 2018
All-time low
0
in 1980
Years of data
32
1980–2024

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1980200220241980: 01982: 27.3k1986: 162.0k1988: 01989: 01990: 5881993: 4.8k1995: 12.0k1998: 24.0k1999: 24.1k2000: 360.1k2001: 1382003: 8142004: 28.1k2005: 9002006: 10.5k2007: 10.0k2008: 50.0k2010: 02011: 2.0k2012: 48.1k2013: 3.6k2015: 45.0k2016: 6.0k2017: 2.9k2018: 1.5M2019: 1.2k2020: 250.1k2021: 30.3k2022: 11.1k2023: 4.2k2024: 13

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Japan recorded 13 for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.7% on the previous year and down 99.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Japan peaked at 1.50 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1980.

That places Japan 125th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 Japan, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable) in Japan, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 0
1982 27,347
1986 162,000 +492.4%
1988 0 -100.0%
1989 0
1990 588
1993 4,800 +716.3%
1995 12,000 +150.0%
1998 24,033 +100.3%
1999 24,139 +0.4%
2000 360,110 +1391.8%
2001 138 -100.0%
2003 814 +489.9%
2004 28,097 +3351.7%
2005 900 -96.8%
2006 10,532 +1070.2%
2007 10,000 -5.1%
2008 50,003 +400.0%
2010 0 -100.0%
2011 2,000
2012 48,135 +2306.8%
2013 3,633 -92.5%
2015 45,046 +1139.9%
2016 6,000 -86.7%
2017 2,944 -50.9%
2018 1.50 million +50854.5%
2019 1,172 -99.9%
2020 250,114 +21240.8%
2021 30,300 -87.9%
2022 11,108 -63.3%
2023 4,218 -62.0%
2024 13 -99.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 37,869 0 162,000 5
1990s 13,112 588 24,139 5
2000s 57,574 138 360,110 8
2010s 178,781 0 1.50 million 9
2020s 59,151 13 250,114 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 122 Albania 84 compare
  2. 123 Tajikistan 40 compare
  3. 124 Rwanda 27 compare
  4. 126 Austria 0 compare
  5. 126 Switzerland 0 compare
  6. 126 Czechia 0 compare
  7. 126 Greece 0 compare
  8. 126 Israel 0 compare
  9. 126 Mexico 0 compare
  10. 126 Poland 0 compare
  11. 126 Portugal 0 compare
  12. 126 Slovakia 0 compare
  13. 126 Zimbabwe 0 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Japan?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Japan was 13 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2018.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1980.
How does Japan rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
Japan ranks 125th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Japan 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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