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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in China

China: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought was 1 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 55 countries
All-time high
3
in 2000
All-time low
1
in 1983
Years of data
27
1983–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in China, 1983–2024

11.522.531983200320241983: 11985: 11988: 11991: 11992: 21994: 21995: 11997: 11999: 12000: 32001: 22002: 32003: 22005: 22006: 12008: 12009: 22010: 12013: 12014: 22015: 12016: 12017: 12021: 12022: 12023: 12024: 1

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

China recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in China peaked at 3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1983.

That places China 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought in China, year by year

Year Value Change
1983 1 —
1985 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 2 +100.0%
1994 2 +0.0%
1995 1 -50.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 3 +200.0%
2001 2 -33.3%
2002 3 +50.0%
2003 2 -33.3%
2005 2 +0.0%
2006 1 -50.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 2 +100.0%
2010 1 -50.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 2 +100.0%
2015 1 -50.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%
2024 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1 1 1 3
1990s 1.33 1 2 6
2000s 2 1 3 8
2010s 1.17 1 2 6
2020s 1 1 1 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in China?
Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought in China was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1983.
How does China rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought?
China ranks 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: drought rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Drought, Number (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
55 places, 498 data points, 1980–2024
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