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

Kenya: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood was 325,680 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
325,680
Change on year
down 62.0%
World rank
21st
of 135 countries
All-time high
900,000
in 1997
All-time low
0
in 1990
Years of data
26
1982–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Kenya, 1982–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1982200320241982: 3.0k1990: 01996: 1.0k1997: 900.0k1998: 2002002: 175.0k2003: 60.3k2004: 12.0k2005: 36.2k2006: 783.3k2007: 42.7k2008: 62.4k2009: 136.2k2010: 211.2k2011: 100.7k2012: 280.7k2013: 115.8k2015: 245.3k2016: 11.0k2017: 25.0k2018: 211.2k2019: 233.3k2020: 810.7k2021: 300.0k2023: 857.2k2024: 325.7k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Kenya stood at 325,680.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.0% on the previous year and up 181.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Kenya peaked at 900,000 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.

Kenya ranks 21st of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable) in Kenya, 1982 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1982 3,000
1990 0 -100.0%
1996 1,000
1997 900,000 +89900.0%
1998 200 -100.0%
2002 175,008 +87404.0%
2003 60,300 -65.5%
2004 12,000 -80.1%
2005 36,200 +201.7%
2006 783,300 +2063.8%
2007 42,651 -94.6%
2008 62,438 +46.4%
2009 136,200 +118.1%
2010 211,164 +55.0%
2011 100,692 -52.3%
2012 280,670 +178.7%
2013 115,800 -58.7%
2015 245,299 +111.8%
2016 11,000 -95.5%
2017 25,000 +127.3%
2018 211,188 +744.8%
2019 233,339 +10.5%
2020 810,655 +247.4%
2021 300,000 -63.0%
2023 857,161 +185.7%
2024 325,680 -62.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3,000 3,000 3,000 1
1990s 225,300 0 900,000 4
2000s 163,512 12,000 783,300 8
2010s 159,350 11,000 280,670 9
2020s 573,374 300,000 857,161 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 18 Argentina 402,400 compare
  2. 19 Mali 380,154 compare
  3. 20 Georgia 350,000 compare
  4. 22 Congo 321,000 compare
  5. 23 Sudan 317,107 compare
  6. 24 Afghanistan 312,504 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Kenya?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Kenya was 325,680 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 900,000 in 1997.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
How does Kenya rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
Kenya ranks 21st out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 181.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya 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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