Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in China
China: Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters was 1.07 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in China, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China recorded 1.07 million for number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in 2023.
The figure is up 130.2% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in China peaked at 2.08 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 122,734, in 2021.
China ranks 4th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.64 million | — |
| 2016 | 2.08 million | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million | -50.5% |
| 2018 | 982,115 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 745,455 | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 1.10 million | +48.1% |
| 2021 | 122,734 | -88.9% |
| 2022 | 463,778 | +277.9% |
| 2023 | 1.07 million | +130.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.30 million | 745,455 | 2.08 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 689,430 | 122,734 | 1.10 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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 number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in China?
- Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in China was 1.07 million in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,734 in 2021.
- How does China rank for number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters?
- China ranks 4th out of 101 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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