Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual was -50 % change on previous year in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Hong Kong, 1981–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Hong Kong is -50 % change on previous year, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Hong Kong peaked at 300 % change on previous year in 1982 and was at its lowest, -85.71 % change on previous year, in 1994.
That places Hong Kong 96th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -50 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 300 % change on previous year | -700.0% |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1986 | -33.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1988 | -50 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 200 % change on previous year | -500.0% |
| 1992 | 200 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 133.33 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1994 | -85.71 % change on previous year | -164.3% |
| 2009 | -66.67 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2018 | -50 % change on previous year | — |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's -50 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -50 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.38 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 300 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1990s | 82.54 % change on previous year | -85.71 % change on previous year | 200 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 2000s | -66.67 % change on previous year | -66.67 % change on previous year | -66.67 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 2010s | -25 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 94 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) -40 % change on previous year compare
- 95 Democratic Republic of Congo -42.86 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Angola -50 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Austria -50 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina -50 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Czechia -50 % change on previous year compare
- 96 United Kingdom -50 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Italy -50 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Cambodia -50 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Mali -50 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Mozambique -50 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Netherlands -50 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Pakistan -50 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Panama -50 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Portugal -50 % change on previous year compare
- 96 South Sudan -50 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Slovakia -50 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Zambia -50 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Hong Kong
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.3349 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3349 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 1 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -76.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 7.50 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 7.50 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Hong Kong?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Hong Kong was -50 % change on previous year in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 300 % change on previous year in 1982.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was -85.71 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Hong Kong rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Hong Kong ranks 96th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL International Monetary Fund
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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.