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

Niger: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood was 1.48 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.48 million
Change on year
up 773.4%
World rank
9th
of 135 countries
All-time high
1.48 million
in 2024
All-time low
4,159
in 2000
Years of data
26
1988–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Niger, 1988–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1988200620241988: 80.0k1994: 62.0k1998: 20.0k1999: 24.4k2000: 4.2k2001: 20.0k2003: 30.0k2006: 46.5k2007: 57.3k2008: 32.0k2009: 79.1k2010: 233.2k2011: 41.2k2012: 531.0k2013: 181.0k2014: 165.6k2015: 87.0k2016: 126.3k2017: 209.5k2018: 130.5k2019: 223.0k2020: 682.6k2021: 105.8k2022: 322.2k2023: 169.7k2024: 1.5M

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Niger recorded 1.48 million for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 773.4% on the previous year and up 794.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Niger peaked at 1.48 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,159, in 2000.

Niger ranks 9th of 135 countries on this measure, 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 Niger, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable) in Niger, 1988 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1988 80,000
1994 61,992 -22.5%
1998 20,000 -67.7%
1999 24,395 +22.0%
2000 4,159 -83.0%
2001 20,000 +380.9%
2003 30,000 +50.0%
2006 46,472 +54.9%
2007 57,274 +23.2%
2008 32,000 -44.1%
2009 79,129 +147.3%
2010 233,226 +194.7%
2011 41,175 -82.3%
2012 530,952 +1189.5%
2013 181,029 -65.9%
2014 165,578 -8.5%
2015 87,037 -47.4%
2016 126,266 +45.1%
2017 209,513 +65.9%
2018 130,468 -37.7%
2019 223,000 +70.9%
2020 682,620 +206.1%
2021 105,750 -84.5%
2022 322,185 +204.7%
2023 169,651 -47.3%
2024 1.48 million +773.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 80,000 80,000 80,000 1
1990s 35,462 20,000 61,992 3
2000s 38,433 4,159 79,129 7
2010s 192,824 41,175 530,952 10
2020s 552,391 105,750 1.48 million 5

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 6 Chad 1.95 million compare
  2. 7 Nigeria 1.79 million compare
  3. 8 Slovenia 1.50 million compare
  4. 10 Costa Rica 1.10 million compare
  5. 11 South Sudan 893,000 compare
  6. 12 Yemen 867,160 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Niger?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Niger was 1.48 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2024.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 4,159 in 2000.
How does Niger rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
Niger ranks 9th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 794.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Niger 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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