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

Nepal: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood was 2.59 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.59 million
Change on year
up 172,072.0%
World rank
3rd
of 135 countries
All-time high
2.59 million
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 1982
Years of data
37
1981–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Nepal, 1981–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M1981200220241981: 10.0k1982: 01983: 200.1k1984: 01985: 62.6k1986: 01987: 351.0k1988: 01990: 2.5k1991: 4821993: 553.3k1995: 13.0k1996: 152.4k1998: 70.0k1999: 18.1k2000: 50.1k2003: 59.3k2004: 800.0k2005: 31.6k2006: 02007: 640.7k2008: 250.0k2009: 257.8k2010: 8.0k2011: 1.9k2012: 52013: 16.8k2014: 187.3k2016: 20.6k2017: 1.7M2018: 1.4k2019: 82.5k2020: 117.7k2021: 3.9k2022: 6.0k2023: 1.5k2024: 2.6M

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 2.59 million for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 172,072.0% on the previous year and up 1,284.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Nepal peaked at 2.59 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1982.

That places Nepal 3rd out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable) in Nepal, 1981 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1981 10,000
1982 0 -100.0%
1983 200,050
1984 0 -100.0%
1985 62,557
1986 0 -100.0%
1987 351,000
1988 0 -100.0%
1990 2,500
1991 482 -80.7%
1993 553,268 +114685.9%
1995 13,000 -97.7%
1996 152,382 +1072.2%
1998 70,000 -54.1%
1999 18,068 -74.2%
2000 50,070 +177.1%
2003 59,254 +18.3%
2004 800,015 +1250.1%
2005 31,600 -96.1%
2006 0 -100.0%
2007 640,706
2008 250,003 -61.0%
2009 257,786 +3.1%
2010 8,000 -96.9%
2011 1,858 -76.8%
2012 5 -99.7%
2013 16,823 +336360.0%
2014 187,294 +1013.3%
2016 20,574 -89.0%
2017 1.71 million +8192.7%
2018 1,406 -99.9%
2019 82,541 +5770.6%
2020 117,677 +42.6%
2021 3,941 -96.7%
2022 6,011 +52.5%
2023 1,506 -74.9%
2024 2.59 million +172072.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 77,951 0 351,000 8
1990s 115,671 482 553,268 7
2000s 261,179 0 800,015 8
2010s 224,959 5 1.71 million 9
2020s 544,409 1,506 2.59 million 5

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 1 India 12.81 million compare
  2. 2 Bangladesh 11.86 million compare
  3. 4 Brazil 2.59 million compare
  4. 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.19 million compare
  5. 6 Chad 1.95 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Nepal?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Nepal was 2.59 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 2.59 million in 2024.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1982.
How does Nepal rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
Nepal ranks 3rd out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,284.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nepal 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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