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

China: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL was 16 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
1st
of 183 countries
All-time high
34
in 2013
All-time low
5
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in China, 1980–2024

01020301980200220241980: 51981: 71982: 61983: 71984: 51985: 121986: 101987: 121988: 151989: 91990: 141991: 101992: 161993: 161994: 151995: 121996: 161997: 171998: 111999: 182000: 232001: 272002: 242003: 162004: 182005: 282006: 302007: 172008: 232009: 242010: 212011: 132012: 222013: 342014: 332015: 312016: 302017: 262018: 202019: 132020: 112021: 122022: 72023: 142024: 16

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in China is 16, measured in 2024.

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 frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in China, year by year

Annual values for Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) in China, 1980 to 2024.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 India 15 compare
  2. 3 Vietnam 9 compare
  3. 4 Afghanistan 8 compare
  4. 4 Mexico 8 compare

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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 International Monetary Fund.
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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable)
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International Monetary Fund
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