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

Pakistan: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood was 555,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
555,000
Change on year
up 363.3%
World rank
15th
of 135 countries
All-time high
33.01 million
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 1981
Years of data
40
1980–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Pakistan, 1980–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1980200220241980: 86.2k1981: 01982: 10.0k1983: 64.3k1984: 2.0k1988: 1.0M1989: 142.4k1991: 01992: 12.8M1993: 261.3k1994: 840.0k1995: 1.9M1996: 1.3M1997: 851.4k1998: 200.0k1999: 1.0k2001: 400.2k2002: 4.0k2003: 1.3M2004: 02005: 7.5M2006: 8.1k2007: 2.7k2008: 290.8k2009: 75.1k2010: 20.4M2011: 5.4M2012: 5.1M2013: 1.5M2014: 2.5M2015: 1.6M2016: 10.8k2017: 63.0k2018: 5.0k2019: 8972020: 1.6M2021: 3572022: 33.0M2023: 119.8k2024: 555.0k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Pakistan stood at 555,000.

The figure is up 363.3% on the previous year and down 78.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Pakistan peaked at 33.01 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1981.

That places Pakistan 15th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable) in Pakistan, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 86,200
1981 0 -100.0%
1982 10,000
1983 64,300 +543.0%
1984 2,000 -96.9%
1988 1.00 million +49900.0%
1989 142,400 -85.8%
1991 0 -100.0%
1992 12.84 million
1993 261,295 -98.0%
1994 840,016 +221.5%
1995 1.85 million +120.8%
1996 1.30 million -29.9%
1997 851,384 -34.5%
1998 200,000 -76.5%
1999 1,043 -99.5%
2001 400,179 +38268.1%
2002 4,010 -99.0%
2003 1.27 million +31477.1%
2004 0 -100.0%
2005 7.53 million
2006 8,125 -99.9%
2007 2,706 -66.7%
2008 290,764 +10645.2%
2009 75,080 -74.2%
2010 20.36 million +27022.4%
2011 5.40 million -73.5%
2012 5.05 million -6.5%
2013 1.50 million -70.3%
2014 2.53 million +69.0%
2015 1.58 million -37.7%
2016 10,762 -99.3%
2017 63,017 +485.6%
2018 5,000 -92.1%
2019 897 -82.1%
2020 1.56 million +173833.1%
2021 357 -100.0%
2022 33.01 million +9247210.9%
2023 119,804 -99.6%
2024 555,000 +363.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 186,414 0 1.00 million 7
1990s 2.02 million 0 12.84 million 9
2000s 1.06 million 0 7.53 million 9
2010s 3.65 million 897 20.36 million 10
2020s 7.05 million 357 33.01 million 5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 12 Yemen 867,160 compare
  2. 13 Thailand 775,350 compare
  3. 14 Guatemala 606,115 compare
  4. 16 Cameroon 500,008 compare
  5. 17 Sri Lanka 410,902 compare
  6. 18 Argentina 402,400 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Pakistan?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Pakistan was 555,000 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 33.01 million in 2022.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1981.
How does Pakistan rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
Pakistan ranks 15th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Pakistan 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)
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
135 places, 2,715 data points, 1980–2025
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