Afghanistan vs China: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps
Afghanistan
8
in 2024
China
16
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
4th
China rank
1st
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 16 against 8 in Afghanistan, a difference of 8.
That makes China's figure about 2.0 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 183 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 10.25 | 9.25 | China |
| 1990s | 2.4 | 14.5 | 12.1 | China |
| 2000s | 5.4 | 23 | 17.6 | China |
| 2010s | 5.2 | 24.3 | 19.1 | China |
| 2020s | 5.6 | 12 | 6.4 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total, Afghanistan or China?
- China, at 16 against 8 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total between Afghanistan and China?
- 8, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) with 1,354 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.