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

Yemen: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood was 867,160 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
867,160
Change on year
up 181.4%
World rank
12th
of 135 countries
All-time high
867,160
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 2001
Years of data
22
1991–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood in Yemen, 1991–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1991200720241991: 30.0k1993: 21.5k1996: 243.2k1998: 3.2k1999: 19.8k2001: 02002: 7002003: 02005: 7212006: 2.3k2007: 2.6k2008: 25.1k2010: 1.0k2013: 49.1k2016: 29.8k2017: 82019: 80.5k2020: 173.4k2021: 228.2k2022: 219.4k2023: 308.2k2024: 867.2k

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Yemen is 867,160, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 181.4% on the previous year and up 1,666.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Yemen peaked at 867,160 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.

That places Yemen 12th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable) in Yemen, 1991 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1991 30,000
1993 21,500 -28.3%
1996 243,210 +1031.2%
1998 3,240 -98.7%
1999 19,750 +509.6%
2001 0 -100.0%
2002 700
2003 0 -100.0%
2005 721
2006 2,320 +221.8%
2007 2,618 +12.8%
2008 25,064 +857.4%
2010 1,002 -96.0%
2013 49,092 +4799.4%
2016 29,750 -39.4%
2017 8 -100.0%
2019 80,500 +1006150.0%
2020 173,374 +115.4%
2021 228,208 +31.6%
2022 219,400 -3.9%
2023 308,183 +40.5%
2024 867,160 +181.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 63,540 3,240 243,210 5
2000s 4,489 0 25,064 7
2010s 32,070 8 80,500 5
2020s 359,265 173,374 867,160 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 9 Niger 1.48 million compare
  2. 10 Costa Rica 1.10 million compare
  3. 11 South Sudan 893,000 compare
  4. 13 Thailand 775,350 compare
  5. 14 Guatemala 606,115 compare
  6. 15 Pakistan 555,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Yemen?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood in Yemen was 867,160 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 867,160 in 2024.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
How does Yemen rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
Yemen ranks 12th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,666.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Yemen 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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