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

Vietnam: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood was 9,628 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
9,628
Change on year
down 95.7%
World rank
81st
of 135 countries
All-time high
5.78 million
in 1999
All-time low
0
in 1986
Years of data
37
1980–2024

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

02.0M4.0M6.0M1980200220241980: 628.0k1984: 38.0k1985: 2.8M1986: 01990: 10.2k1991: 295.6k1992: 109.7k1993: 15.0k1994: 382.0k1995: 400.0k1996: 375.0k1998: 32.5k1999: 5.8M2000: 5.0M2001: 1.6M2002: 1.4M2003: 416.8k2004: 35.0k2005: 92.4k2006: 52.1k2007: 962.2k2008: 632.5k2009: 740.0k2010: 1.5M2011: 1.4M2012: 17.5k2013: 2.2M2015: 15.1k2016: 1.4M2017: 90.2k2018: 127.7k2019: 126.0k2020: 2.6k2021: 313.8k2022: 23.3k2023: 225.2k2024: 9.6k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Vietnam is 9,628, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.7% on the previous year and down 99.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Vietnam peaked at 5.78 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1986.

That places Vietnam 81st out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable) in Vietnam, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 628,000
1984 38,000 -93.9%
1985 2.80 million +7268.4%
1986 0 -100.0%
1990 10,200
1991 295,614 +2798.2%
1992 109,698 -62.9%
1993 15,000 -86.3%
1994 382,000 +2446.7%
1995 400,000 +4.7%
1996 375,000 -6.2%
1998 32,505 -91.3%
1999 5.78 million +17692.0%
2000 5.03 million -13.1%
2001 1.61 million -68.0%
2002 1.43 million -11.0%
2003 416,823 -70.9%
2004 35,018 -91.6%
2005 92,393 +163.8%
2006 52,120 -43.6%
2007 962,172 +1746.1%
2008 632,504 -34.3%
2009 740,000 +17.0%
2010 1.49 million +101.3%
2011 1.36 million -8.6%
2012 17,540 -98.7%
2013 2.16 million +12220.4%
2015 15,100 -99.3%
2016 1.43 million +9360.8%
2017 90,203 -93.7%
2018 127,728 +41.6%
2019 126,010 -1.3%
2020 2,621 -97.9%
2021 313,783 +11871.9%
2022 23,275 -92.6%
2023 225,150 +867.3%
2024 9,628 -95.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 866,500 0 2.80 million 4
1990s 822,589 10,200 5.78 million 9
2000s 1.10 million 35,018 5.03 million 10
2010s 757,508 15,100 2.16 million 9
2020s 114,891 2,621 313,783 5

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 78 Algeria 12,000 compare
  2. 78 Moldova 12,000 compare
  3. 80 Syria 9,700 compare
  4. 82 Burkina Faso 7,684 compare
  5. 83 Mauritania 7,200 compare
  6. 84 Bolivia 7,022 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Vietnam?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Vietnam was 9,628 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 5.78 million in 1999.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1986.
How does Vietnam rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
Vietnam ranks 81st out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vietnam 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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Coverage
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