Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps was 3 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Hong Kong, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Hong Kong is 3, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Hong Kong peaked at 7 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1981.
That places Hong Kong 30th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 1983 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.5 | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 3 | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1989 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1990 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1993 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 1994 | 1 | -85.7% |
| 1995 | 1.33 | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 1.67 | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 2 | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 1.5 | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 1.25 | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 1.75 | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 2 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 1.33 | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 1.67 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 2.5 | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +20.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 3.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 3.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … gaps in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.55 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.29 | 1.67 | 3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
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- 30 Taiwan 3 compare
- 30 Serbia and Montenegro 3 compare
- 30 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 3 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 3 in 2023, 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 7 in 1993.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1981.
- How does Hong Kong rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Hong Kong ranks 30th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. 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), 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.
Computed from
- Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL International Monetary Fund
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.