Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in China
China: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 16 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in China, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in China stood at 16.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in China peaked at 34 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1980.
China ranks 1st of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5 | — |
| 1981 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 1982 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 1985 | 12 | +140.0% |
| 1986 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 15 | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 9 | -40.0% |
| 1990 | 14 | +55.6% |
| 1991 | 10 | -28.6% |
| 1992 | 16 | +60.0% |
| 1993 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 12 | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 16 | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 11 | -35.3% |
| 1999 | 18 | +63.6% |
| 2000 | 23 | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 27 | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 24 | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 16 | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 28 | +55.6% |
| 2006 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 17 | -43.3% |
| 2008 | 23 | +35.3% |
| 2009 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 13 | -38.1% |
| 2012 | 22 | +69.2% |
| 2013 | 34 | +54.5% |
| 2014 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 31 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 26 | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 20 | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 13 | -35.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 7 | -41.7% |
| 2023 | 14 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 16 | +14.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 16 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 16.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 16 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 16.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.8 | 5 | 15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5 | 10 | 18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23 | 16 | 30 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3 | 13 | 34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 | 7 | 16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in China?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in China was 16 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 2013.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1980.
- How does China rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- China ranks 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
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- Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL International Monetary Fund
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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.