Number of tsunamis in Taiwan
Taiwan: Number of tsunamis was 1 events in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 events
World rank
12th
of 38 countries
All-time high
2 events
in 2006
All-time low
1 events
in 1781
Years of data
17
1781–2024
Number of tsunamis in Taiwan, 1781–2024
Source: National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in events.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 1 events for number of tsunamis in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Over the whole period, number of tsunamis in Taiwan peaked at 2 events in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1 events, in 1781.
That places Taiwan 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of tsunamis in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1781 | 1 events | — |
| 1867 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 1 events | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1860s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1910s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1950s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1960s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1970s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.33 events | 1 events | 2 events | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 12 Algeria 1 events compare
- 12 Antarctica 1 events compare
- 12 Australia 1 events compare
- 12 Canada 1 events compare
- 12 Chile 1 events compare
- 12 China 1 events compare
- 12 Costa Rica 1 events compare
- 12 El Salvador 1 events compare
- 12 Greece 1 events compare
- 12 Guadeloupe 1 events compare
- 12 Haiti 1 events compare
- 12 Iceland 1 events compare
- 12 India 1 events compare
- 12 Norway 1 events compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 1 events compare
- 12 Peru 1 events compare
- 12 Philippines 1 events compare
- 12 Russia 1 events compare
- 12 Samoa 1 events compare
- 12 Solomon Islands 1 events compare
- 12 South Korea 1 events compare
- 12 Spain 1 events compare
- 12 Turkey 1 events compare
- 12 Ukraine 1 events compare
- 12 Vanuatu 1 events compare
- 12 Venezuela 1 events compare
More reference data data for Taiwan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2,323 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 111.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 46.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 360.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 2,013 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of tsunamis in Taiwan?
- Number of tsunamis in Taiwan was 1 events in 2024, according to National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of tsunamis recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 2 events in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of tsunamis recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 events in 1781.
- How does Taiwan rank for number of tsunamis?
- Taiwan ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of tsunamis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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