Climate related disasters: Flood (Not Applicable) … Flood People in Peru
Peru: Climate related disasters: Flood (Not Applicable) … Flood People was 549 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Peru, 1980–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Peru is 549, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.9% on the previous year and down 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Peru peaked at 2.19 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1988.
Peru ranks 109th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Climate related disasters: Flood (Not Applicable) … Flood People in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36,000 | — |
| 1981 | 5,000 | -86.1% |
| 1982 | 55,000 | +1000.0% |
| 1986 | 200,000 | +263.6% |
| 1987 | 28,519 | -85.7% |
| 1988 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 500 | — |
| 1990 | 2,600 | +420.0% |
| 1992 | 30,000 | +1053.8% |
| 1993 | 219,000 | +630.0% |
| 1994 | 101,130 | -53.8% |
| 1999 | 491,200 | +385.7% |
| 2000 | 50 | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 66,310 | +132520.0% |
| 2002 | 10,868 | -83.6% |
| 2003 | 65,462 | +502.3% |
| 2004 | 7,500 | -88.5% |
| 2006 | 15,325 | +104.3% |
| 2007 | 47,714 | +211.3% |
| 2008 | 450,012 | +843.1% |
| 2009 | 236,308 | -47.5% |
| 2010 | 80,000 | -66.1% |
| 2011 | 822,945 | +928.7% |
| 2012 | 50,029 | -93.9% |
| 2013 | 181,121 | +262.0% |
| 2014 | 92,878 | -48.7% |
| 2015 | 150,640 | +62.2% |
| 2016 | 10,000 | -93.4% |
| 2017 | 2.19 million | +21785.0% |
| 2019 | 9,279 | -99.6% |
| 2020 | 7,251 | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 29,204 | +302.8% |
| 2022 | 500 | -98.3% |
| 2023 | 534,494 | +106798.8% |
| 2024 | 549 | -99.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 549 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,272, 2% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Peru's 549 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18,500, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Climate related disasters: Flood (Not Applicable) … Flood People in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +132520.0% | 50 | 66,310 |
| 2023 | +106798.8% | 500 | 534,494 |
| 2017 | +21785.0% | 10,000 | 2.19 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46,431 | 0 | 200,000 | 7 |
| 1990s | 168,786 | 2,600 | 491,200 | 5 |
| 2000s | 99,950 | 50 | 450,012 | 9 |
| 2010s | 398,377 | 9,279 | 2.19 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 114,400 | 500 | 534,494 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More climate change data for Peru
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 397.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25,757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 24.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 685.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,265 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,780 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,484 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Peru?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Peru was 549 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1988.
- How does Peru rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
- Peru ranks 109th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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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