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

Somalia: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood was 226,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
226,000
Change on year
down 93.2%
World rank
28th
of 135 countries
All-time high
3.33 million
in 2023
All-time low
0
in 1994
Years of data
30
1981–2024

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

01.0M2.0M3.0M1981200220241981: 30.0k1987: 30.0k1989: 50.0k1994: 01995: 8.5k1996: 1001997: 1.2M2000: 373.5k2001: 6.5k2003: 3002004: 1.5k2005: 7.5k2006: 486.5k2007: 10.0k2008: 52.0k2009: 1.8k2010: 16.2k2011: 2.8k2012: 32.2k2013: 105.0k2014: 90.0k2015: 916.3k2016: 02018: 700.0k2019: 500.0k2020: 1.2M2021: 400.0k2022: 4.4k2023: 3.3M2024: 226.0k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Somalia is 226,000, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.2% on the previous year and up 151.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Somalia peaked at 3.33 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1994.

Somalia ranks 28th of 135 countries on this measure, 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 Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable) in Somalia, 1981 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1981 30,000
1987 30,000 +0.0%
1989 50,000 +66.7%
1994 0 -100.0%
1995 8,500
1996 100 -98.8%
1997 1.23 million +1231900.0%
2000 373,500 -69.7%
2001 6,500 -98.3%
2003 300 -95.4%
2004 1,500 +400.0%
2005 7,520 +401.3%
2006 486,500 +6369.4%
2007 10,012 -97.9%
2008 52,000 +419.4%
2009 1,750 -96.6%
2010 16,200 +825.7%
2011 2,800 -82.7%
2012 32,200 +1050.0%
2013 105,000 +226.1%
2014 90,000 -14.3%
2015 916,296 +918.1%
2016 0 -100.0%
2018 700,000
2019 500,000 -28.6%
2020 1.19 million +138.2%
2021 400,000 -66.4%
2022 4,416 -98.9%
2023 3.33 million +75217.0%
2024 226,000 -93.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 36,667 30,000 50,000 3
1990s 310,150 0 1.23 million 4
2000s 104,398 300 486,500 9
2010s 262,500 0 916,296 9
2020s 1.03 million 4,416 3.33 million 5

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 25 Iran, Islamic Republic of 304,837 compare
  2. 26 Mongolia 289,968 compare
  3. 27 Burundi 237,175 compare
  4. 29 Tanzania, United Republic of 200,376 compare
  5. 30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 185,843 compare
  6. 31 Zambia 176,608 compare

See the full ranking of 135 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Somalia?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Somalia was 226,000 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 3.33 million in 2023.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1994.
How does Somalia rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
Somalia ranks 28th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 151.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Somalia 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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