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

Malaysia: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood was 12,500 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
12,500
Change on year
down 85.2%
World rank
77th
of 135 countries
All-time high
230,000
in 2014
All-time low
418
in 1996
Years of data
30
1983–2025

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Malaysia, 1983–2025

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1983200420251983: 15.0k1986: 25.0k1987: 2.6k1988: 60.0k1993: 25.0k1996: 4181998: 2.5k1999: 2.0k2000: 8.0k2001: 33.2k2003: 18.8k2004: 31.0k2005: 30.6k2006: 106.5k2007: 166.5k2008: 8.0k2009: 10.9k2011: 20.0k2013: 75.0k2014: 230.0k2015: 3.0k2016: 31.8k2017: 22.0k2018: 16.9k2019: 22.5k2020: 21.9k2021: 164.6k2022: 90.6k2023: 84.2k2025: 12.5k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Malaysia is 12,500, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 85.2% on the previous year and up 316.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Malaysia peaked at 230,000 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 418, in 1996.

Malaysia ranks 77th 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 Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable) in Malaysia, 1983 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1983 15,000
1986 25,000 +66.7%
1987 2,576 -89.7%
1988 60,000 +2229.2%
1993 25,000 -58.3%
1996 418 -98.3%
1998 2,500 +498.1%
1999 2,000 -20.0%
2000 8,000 +300.0%
2001 33,200 +315.0%
2003 18,800 -43.4%
2004 31,038 +65.1%
2005 30,600 -1.4%
2006 106,518 +248.1%
2007 166,533 +56.3%
2008 8,000 -95.2%
2009 10,875 +35.9%
2011 20,000 +83.9%
2013 75,000 +275.0%
2014 230,000 +206.7%
2015 3,000 -98.7%
2016 31,841 +961.4%
2017 21,981 -31.0%
2018 16,900 -23.1%
2019 22,477 +33.0%
2020 21,883 -2.6%
2021 164,641 +652.4%
2022 90,625 -45.0%
2023 84,187 -7.1%
2025 12,500 -85.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 25,644 2,576 60,000 4
1990s 7,480 418 25,000 4
2000s 45,952 8,000 166,533 9
2010s 52,650 3,000 230,000 8
2020s 74,767 12,500 164,641 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 74 Dominican Republic 15,000 compare
  2. 75 Nicaragua 13,000 compare
  3. 76 Togo 12,700 compare
  4. 78 Algeria 12,000 compare
  5. 78 Republic of Moldova 12,000 compare
  6. 80 Syria 9,700 compare

See the full ranking of 135 places →

More climate change data for Malaysia

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Malaysia?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Malaysia was 12,500 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 230,000 in 2014.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 418 in 1996.
How does Malaysia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
Malaysia ranks 77th out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 316.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malaysia 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Malaysia. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/climate-related-disasters-frequency-number-of-people-affected-flood-not-applicable/malaysia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/climate-related-disasters-frequency-number-of-people-affected-flood-not-applicable/malaysia/">Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Malaysia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
135 places, 2,715 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides information on global climate and weather patterns, providing insights into temperature variations, land cover accounts, and shifts in mean sea levels.