Australia vs China: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual
Australia
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
China
14.29 % change on previous year
in 2024
Australia rank
37th
China rank
36th
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 14.29 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 14.29 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 37th and China ranks 36th of 131 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.11 % change on previous year | 9.52 % change on previous year | 26.59 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1990s | 16.19 % change on previous year | 12.87 % change on previous year | 3.33 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2000s | 25.72 % change on previous year | 7.22 % change on previous year | 18.5 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.83 % change on previous year | -1.05 % change on previous year | 6.88 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2020s | 11.62 % change on previous year | 13.27 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total, Australia or China?
- China, at 14.29 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total between Australia and China?
- 14.29 % change on previous year, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Australia ranks 37th and China ranks 36th of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.