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

Malawi: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood was 62,832 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
62,832
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
50th
of 135 countries
All-time high
991,646
in 2019
All-time low
1,300
in 1995
Years of data
27
1982–2024

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1982200320241982: 6.0k1989: 100.0k1991: 150.0k1995: 1.3k1997: 400.0k1998: 15.0k1999: 2.0k2000: 20.0k2001: 508.8k2002: 396.3k2003: 19.5k2005: 44.5k2006: 16.0k2007: 202.0k2008: 16.4k2010: 21.3k2011: 83.6k2012: 90.7k2013: 33.0k2015: 638.6k2016: 2.8k2017: 55.9k2018: 9.6k2019: 991.6k2020: 2.2k2022: 94.2k2024: 62.8k

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 frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable) in Malawi, 1982 to 2024.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 47 Benin 73,000 compare
  2. 48 Angola 70,910 compare
  3. 49 Azerbaijan 70,000 compare
  4. 51 Madagascar 62,114 compare
  5. 52 Papua New Guinea 60,900 compare
  6. 53 Uganda 57,804 compare

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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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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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