Number of people affected by disaster in Maldives
Maldives: Number of people affected by disaster was 26 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
26
Change on year
down 99.4%
World rank
107th
of 122 countries
All-time high
4,367
in 2024
All-time low
12
in 2005
Years of data
8
2005–2025
Number of people affected by disaster in Maldives, 2005–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people affected by disaster in Maldives is 26, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 99.4% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people affected by disaster in Maldives peaked at 4,367 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2005.
That places Maldives 107th out of 122 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of people affected by disaster in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 | — |
| 2006 | 15 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 35 | +133.3% |
| 2008 | 20 | -42.9% |
| 2017 | 59.73 | +198.7% |
| 2023 | 1,463 | +2349.3% |
| 2024 | 4,367 | +198.5% |
| 2025 | 26 | -99.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5 | 12 | 35 | 4 |
| 2010s | 59.73 | 59.73 | 59.73 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1,952 | 26 | 4,367 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More climate change data for Maldives
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0044 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.14 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.14 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0043 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0033 kt (2050)
- Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0028 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people affected by disaster in Maldives?
- Number of people affected by disaster in Maldives was 26 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of people affected by disaster recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4,367 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people affected by disaster recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2005.
- How does Maldives rank for number of people affected by disaster?
- Maldives ranks 107th out of 122 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people affected by disaster rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people affected by disaster (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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