Climate related disasters: Flood (Not Applicable) … Flood People in Malawi
Malawi: Climate related disasters: Flood (Not Applicable) … Flood People was 62,832 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Malawi, 1982–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 62,832 for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and up 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Malawi peaked at 991,646 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,300, in 1995.
Malawi ranks 50th 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: Flood (Not Applicable) … Flood People in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 6,000 | — |
| 1989 | 100,000 | +1566.7% |
| 1991 | 150,000 | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 1,300 | -99.1% |
| 1997 | 400,000 | +30669.2% |
| 1998 | 15,000 | -96.2% |
| 1999 | 2,000 | -86.7% |
| 2000 | 20,000 | +900.0% |
| 2001 | 508,750 | +2443.8% |
| 2002 | 396,340 | -22.1% |
| 2003 | 19,500 | -95.1% |
| 2005 | 44,500 | +128.2% |
| 2006 | 16,000 | -64.0% |
| 2007 | 201,965 | +1162.3% |
| 2008 | 16,380 | -91.9% |
| 2010 | 21,290 | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 83,587 | +292.6% |
| 2012 | 90,735 | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 33,000 | -63.6% |
| 2015 | 638,645 | +1835.3% |
| 2016 | 2,800 | -99.6% |
| 2017 | 55,921 | +1897.2% |
| 2018 | 9,613 | -82.8% |
| 2019 | 991,646 | +10215.7% |
| 2020 | 2,250 | -99.8% |
| 2022 | 94,185 | +4086.0% |
| 2024 | 62,832 | -33.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 62,832 is below the median for low income countries, which is 89,093, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 62,832 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70,910, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Climate related disasters: Flood (Not Applicable) … Flood People in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +30669.2% | 1,300 | 400,000 |
| 2019 | +10215.7% | 9,613 | 991,646 |
| 2022 | +4086.0% | 2,250 | 94,185 |
| 2001 | +2443.8% | 20,000 | 508,750 |
| 2017 | +1897.2% | 2,800 | 55,921 |
| 2015 | +1835.3% | 33,000 | 638,645 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53,000 | 6,000 | 100,000 | 2 |
| 1990s | 113,660 | 1,300 | 400,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 152,929 | 16,000 | 508,750 | 8 |
| 2010s | 214,137 | 2,800 | 991,646 | 9 |
| 2020s | 53,089 | 2,250 | 94,185 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 47 Benin 73,000 compare
- 48 Angola 70,910 compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 70,000 compare
- 51 Madagascar 62,114 compare
- 52 Papua New Guinea 60,900 compare
- 53 Uganda 57,804 compare
More climate change data for Malawi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Malawi?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Malawi was 62,832 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 991,646 in 2019.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 in 1995.
- How does Malawi rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
- Malawi ranks 50th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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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