Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled was 1 events in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Hong Kong, 1906–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in events.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Hong Kong is 1 events, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Hong Kong peaked at 6 events in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 events, in 1906.
That places Hong Kong 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 0 events | — |
| 1923 | 0 events | — |
| 1937 | 0 events | — |
| 1947 | 0 events | — |
| 1957 | 0 events | — |
| 1958 | 0 events | — |
| 1959 | 0 events | — |
| 1960 | 0 events | — |
| 1961 | 1 events | — |
| 1962 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 1963 | 0 events | — |
| 1964 | 0 events | — |
| 1965 | 1 events | — |
| 1966 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 1967 | 0 events | — |
| 1968 | 0 events | — |
| 1969 | 1 events | — |
| 1970 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1971 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 events | — |
| 1973 | 1 events | — |
| 1974 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3 events | +50.0% |
| 1977 | 2 events | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 3 events | +50.0% |
| 1979 | 2 events | -33.3% |
| 1980 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 2 events | — |
| 1983 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.5 events | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 3 events | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 2 events | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1988 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5 events | -50.0% |
| 1991 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 1 events | — |
| 1993 | 6 events | +500.0% |
| 1994 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3333 events | — |
| 1996 | 0.6667 events | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 1 events | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 events | +200.0% |
| 2009 | 1 events | -66.7% |
| 2010 | 0 events | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 1 events | — |
| 2018 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.33 events | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 1.67 events | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 2 events | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5 events | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 1 events | -33.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +500.0% | 1 events | 6 events |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 1 |
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 1 |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 1 |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 1 |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | 3 |
| 1960s | 0.3 events | 0 events | 1 events | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.7 events | 0 events | 3 events | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.65 events | 0 events | 3 events | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 events | 0 events | 6 events | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 events | 1 events | 3 events | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8333 events | 0 events | 1.33 events | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.69 events | 1 events | 2 events | 6 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Hong Kong?
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled in Hong Kong was 1 events in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 6 events in 1993.
- What is the lowest global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 events in 1906.
- How does Hong Kong rank for global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled?
- Hong Kong ranks 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global number of reported disasters by size with 2,158 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
- Global number of reported disasters by size EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
Global number of reported disasters by size with 2,158 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.