Country rankings
What Countries Have Tornadoes?
United States has the highest Avg Tornadoes per Year (1,200), followed by China (108) and Russia (100). Germany has the lowest (5.5).
Environment25 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Jun 14, 2024Original page
30 sources
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Avg Tornadoes per YearBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
16 of 235 countriesAvg Tornadoes per Year
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Median
20.5
Middle half 10.38 – 52.75
Average
106.47
16 countries
Highest
1,200
United States
Lowest
5.5
Germany
Data
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25 countries · # = rank by Avg Tornadoes per Year
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 1 - plentiful | 1,200 | The United States averages nearly 1,200 tornadoes a year, several times more than the rest of the world combined. |
| 2 |  China | 7 - unclear | 108 | — |
| 3 |  Russia | 7 - unclear | 100 | — |
| 4 |  Canada | 2 - frequent | 61 | — |
| 5 |  Mexico | 4 - occasional | 50 | — |
| 6 |  United Kingdom | 4 - occasional | 40 | Avg is a range of 30-50 |
| 7 |  Italy | 4 - occasional | 32 | — |
| 8 |  Japan | 6 - very rare | 23 | — |
| 9 |  Philippines | 4 - occasional | 18 | Avg is a range of 12-24 |
| 10 |  France | 4 - occasional | 17.5 | Avg is a range of 15-20 |
| 11 |  Australia | 5 - rare | 16 | — |
| 12 |  Poland | 5 - rare | 11 | In Poland, On average 8–14 tornadoes (including 2–3 waterspouts) with 2 strong tornadoes occur each year and 1 violent one occurs every 12–19 years. |
| 13 |  New Zealand | 5 - rare | 8.5 | Avg is a range of 7-10 |
| 14 |  Argentina | 3 - common | 7 | Northeast Argentina touches the world's third-most-active tornado region (after US and Canada) |
| 15 |  Bangladesh | 5 - rare | 6 | Tornadoes are rare, but often deadly |
| 16 |  Germany | 5 - rare | 5.5 | Avg is a range of 4-7 |
| — |  India | 4 - occasional | — | — |
| — |  Brazil | 3 - common | — | Southern Brazil touches the world's third-most-active tornado region (after US and Canada) |
| — |  South Africa | 4 - occasional | — | — |
| — |  Spain | 4 - occasional | — | — |
| — |  Ukraine | 6 - very rare | — | — |
| — |  United Arab Emirates | 6 - very rare | — | — |
| — |  Paraguay | 3 - common | — | Southeastern Paraguay touches the world's third-most-active tornado region (after US and Canada) |
| — |  Uruguay | 3 - common | — | Uruguay touches the world's third-most-active tornado region (after US and Canada) |
| — |  Malta | 5 - rare | — | — |
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Avg Tornadoes per Year?
- United States has the highest Avg Tornadoes per Year, at 1,200, followed by China (108) and Russia (100).
- Which country has the lowest Avg Tornadoes per Year?
- Germany has the lowest Avg Tornadoes per Year, at 5.5.
- What is the median Avg Tornadoes per Year across countries?
- The median is 20.5 across the 16 countries with data.
- Where does this what countries have tornadoes? data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of New Zealand tornadoes - Wiki; Tornado climatology - Wiki; Climatology of Significant Tornadoes within China and Comparison of Tornado Environments between the United States and China - American Meteorological Society; https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/ECSS2017/ECSS2017-8-1.pdf.