Climate related disasters: Flood (Not Applicable) … Flood People in Laos
Laos: Climate related disasters: Flood (Not Applicable) … Flood People was 185,843 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Laos, 1981–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Laos is 185,843, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.8% on the previous year and up 24,679.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Laos peaked at 591,400 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1981.
That places Laos 30th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Climate related disasters: Flood (Not Applicable) … Flood People in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 2,000 | — |
| 1991 | 332,000 | +16500.0% |
| 1992 | 150 | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 190,000 | +126566.7% |
| 1995 | 591,400 | +211.3% |
| 1996 | 420,000 | -29.0% |
| 2000 | 450,000 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 453,000 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 150,000 | -66.9% |
| 2008 | 204,190 | +36.1% |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 467,000 | — |
| 2013 | 574,253 | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 750 | -99.9% |
| 2015 | 47,940 | +6292.0% |
| 2016 | 26,328 | -45.1% |
| 2018 | 13,100 | -50.2% |
| 2019 | 507,500 | +3774.0% |
| 2022 | 42,552 | -91.6% |
| 2023 | 110,129 | +158.8% |
| 2024 | 185,843 | +68.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 185,843 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75,728, 2.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Laos's 185,843 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52,000, 3.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Climate related disasters: Flood (Not Applicable) … Flood People in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +126566.7% | 150 | 190,000 |
| 1991 | +16500.0% | 2,000 | 332,000 |
| 2015 | +6292.0% | 750 | 47,940 |
| 2019 | +3774.0% | 13,100 | 507,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,000 | 0 | 2,000 | 2 |
| 1990s | 306,710 | 150 | 591,400 | 5 |
| 2000s | 251,438 | 0 | 453,000 | 5 |
| 2010s | 233,839 | 750 | 574,253 | 7 |
| 2020s | 112,841 | 42,552 | 185,843 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More climate change data for Laos
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,980 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,484 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 303.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 581.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,224 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 79.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Laos?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Laos was 185,843 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 591,400 in 1995.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1981.
- How does Laos rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
- Laos ranks 30th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24,679.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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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