Number of tsunamis in Japan
Japan: Number of tsunamis was 3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
2nd
of 38 countries
All-time high
10
in 1938
All-time low
1
in 1026
Years of data
169
1026–2024
Number of tsunamis in Japan, 1026–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of tsunamis in Japan stood at 3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of tsunamis in Japan peaked at 10 in 1938 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1026.
Japan ranks 2nd of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of tsunamis in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1026 | 1 | — |
| 1088 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1096 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1099 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1241 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1257 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1331 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1341 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1360 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1361 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1403 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1408 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1420 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1433 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1448 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1495 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1498 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1510 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1520 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1586 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1589 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1596 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1597 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1602 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1605 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1606 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1611 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1614 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1616 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1619 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1633 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1640 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1642 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1644 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1662 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1664 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1666 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1667 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1670 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1677 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1698 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1703 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1707 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1708 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1711 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1715 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1726 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1732 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1741 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1751 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1766 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1768 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1781 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1782 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1793 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1802 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1855 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1857 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1892 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1893 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1896 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1899 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1901 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 1905 | 1 | -80.0% |
| 1909 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1911 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1912 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1923 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1927 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1929 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1933 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1936 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1938 | 10 | +900.0% |
| 1939 | 2 | -80.0% |
| 1940 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1941 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1946 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1947 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 6 | +500.0% |
| 1953 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 1954 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1956 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1960 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1961 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 1962 | 2 | -71.4% |
| 1964 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 1970 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1973 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1974 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1979 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1983 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1990 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1994 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1995 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2003 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2010 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | -25.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 3.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Japan's 3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 3.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1080s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1090s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1240s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1250s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1330s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1340s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1360s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1400s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1420s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1430s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1440s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1490s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1510s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1520s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1580s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1590s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1600s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1610s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1630s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1640s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1660s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1670s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1690s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1710s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1720s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1770s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1790s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1800s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1850s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1870s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.57 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 1900s | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 1910s | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1930s | 3.33 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| 1940s | 1.12 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 1950s | 2.6 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 1960s | 3.5 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 1970s | 1.43 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.29 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.12 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.22 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of tsunamis in Japan?
- Number of tsunamis in Japan was 3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of tsunamis recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 1938.
- What is the lowest number of tsunamis recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1026.
- How does Japan rank for number of tsunamis?
- Japan ranks 2nd out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of tsunamis rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of tsunamis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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