Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in China
China: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme was 1 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in China, 1986–2016
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
China recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in China peaked at 3 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1986.
China ranks 3rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Extreme in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | — |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Pakistan 2 compare
- 1 Russian Federation 2 compare
- 3 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 3 Albania 1 compare
- 3 Argentina 1 compare
- 3 Australia 1 compare
- 3 Austria 1 compare
- 3 Belgium 1 compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1 compare
- 3 Bulgaria 1 compare
- 3 Belarus 1 compare
- 3 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 compare
- 3 Brazil 1 compare
- 3 Canada 1 compare
- 3 Switzerland 1 compare
- 3 Chile 1 compare
- 3 Cyprus 1 compare
- 3 Czechia 1 compare
- 3 Germany 1 compare
- 3 Spain 1 compare
- 3 Estonia 1 compare
- 3 France 1 compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 compare
- 3 Greece 1 compare
- 3 Croatia 1 compare
- 3 Hungary 1 compare
- 3 India 1 compare
- 3 Italy 1 compare
- 3 Japan 1 compare
- 3 Republic of Korea 1 compare
- 3 Lithuania 1 compare
- 3 Latvia 1 compare
- 3 Morocco 1 compare
- 3 Mexico 1 compare
- 3 North Macedonia 1 compare
- 3 Mongolia 1 compare
- 3 Netherlands 1 compare
- 3 Nepal 1 compare
- 3 Peru 1 compare
- 3 Poland 1 compare
- 3 Portugal 1 compare
- 3 Romania 1 compare
- 3 Serbia 1 compare
- 3 Slovakia 1 compare
- 3 Türkiye 1 compare
- 3 Ukraine 1 compare
- 3 United States 1 compare
More climate change data for China
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,052 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in China?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme in China was 1 in 2016, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1997.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1986.
- How does China rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme?
- China ranks 3rd out of 48 countries with data for 2016.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: extreme rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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: Extreme temperature, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides information on global climate and weather patterns, providing insights into temperature variations, land cover accounts, and shifts in mean sea levels.