China exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for China in East Asia, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 35.4M | 0.0B | $8,024.6B | 14.50% | 0.00% | 19.32% |
| IND | 19.2M | 0.0B | $4,930.0B | 7.87% | 0.00% | 11.87% |
| RES | 189.4M | 1.4B | $28,581.0B | 77.64% | 100.00% | 68.81% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in China.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in China.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for China.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Guangdong | 19,317.6K | 125.6M | $3,628.9B | 7.92% | 8.87% | 8.74% |
| Jiangsu | 17,537.2K | 85.0M | $3,532.1B | 7.19% | 6.00% | 8.50% |
| Shandong | 20,825.3K | 100.9M | $3,274.5B | 8.54% | 7.13% | 7.88% |
| Zhejiang | 12,090.7K | 61.9M | $2,921.5B | 4.96% | 4.37% | 7.03% |
| Henan | 13,963.3K | 100.1M | $2,544.8B | 5.72% | 7.07% | 6.13% |
| Hebei | 16,970.4K | 74.6M | $2,240.0B | 6.96% | 5.26% | 5.39% |
| Sichuan | 11,876.6K | 85.0M | $1,929.4B | 4.87% | 6.00% | 4.65% |
| Hubei | 7,841.2K | 58.8M | $1,920.9B | 3.21% | 4.15% | 4.62% |
| Anhui | 10,973.7K | 62.1M | $1,670.3B | 4.50% | 4.38% | 4.02% |
| Hunan | 7,009.7K | 67.2M | $1,635.7B | 2.87% | 4.75% | 3.94% |
| Liaoning | 9,376.8K | 41.3M | $1,527.0B | 3.84% | 2.92% | 3.68% |
| Shanghai | 7,793.2K | 24.6M | $1,397.2B | 3.19% | 1.74% | 3.36% |
| Chongqing | 3,740.3K | 32.4M | $1,345.5B | 1.53% | 2.29% | 3.24% |
| Fujian | 4,810.8K | 39.8M | $1,180.7B | 1.97% | 2.81% | 2.84% |
| Shaanxi | 6,404.3K | 40.1M | $1,050.4B | 2.62% | 2.83% | 2.53% |
| Heilongjiang | 9,919.7K | 32.1M | $1,041.5B | 4.07% | 2.27% | 2.51% |
| Beijing | 6,829.5K | 22.6M | $970.8B | 2.80% | 1.59% | 2.34% |
| Jiangxi | 3,566.6K | 46.0M | $875.8B | 1.46% | 3.25% | 2.11% |
| Guizhou | 6,185.8K | 39.4M | $829.7B | 2.54% | 2.78% | 2.00% |
| Guangxi | 5,333.7K | 50.5M | $820.5B | 2.19% | 3.57% | 1.98% |
| Shanxi | 6,779.4K | 35.9M | $820.1B | 2.78% | 2.53% | 1.97% |
| Jilin | 4,938.6K | 24.4M | $799.8B | 2.02% | 1.72% | 1.93% |
| Nei Mongol | 6,712.9K | 24.4M | $693.8B | 2.75% | 1.72% | 1.67% |
| Yunnan | 5,700.4K | 48.3M | $683.3B | 2.34% | 3.41% | 1.65% |
| Tianjin | 3,512.8K | 14.0M | $591.4B | 1.44% | 0.99% | 1.42% |
| Gansu | 4,361.5K | 25.4M | $498.8B | 1.79% | 1.80% | 1.20% |
| Xinjiang | 4,094.3K | 26.5M | $434.7B | 1.68% | 1.87% | 1.05% |
| Hainan | 3,000.1K | 10.0M | $333.9B | 1.23% | 0.70% | 0.80% |
| Ningxia | 1,381.1K | 7.4M | $209.2B | 0.57% | 0.52% | 0.50% |
| Qinghai | 873.8K | 6.1M | $99.0B | 0.36% | 0.43% | 0.24% |
| Xizang | 270.0K | 3.8M | $34.8B | 0.11% | 0.27% | 0.08% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in China.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-6/RES | RES | 3,495.3K | 161.8M | $3,812.4B | 1.43% | 11.43% | 9.18% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-6/RES | RES | 3,327.5K | 165.0M | $3,267.6B | 1.36% | 11.65% | 7.87% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 52,928.0K | 151.9M | $2,820.1B | 21.69% | 10.72% | 6.79% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2-3/RES | RES | 8,433.9K | 81.2M | $1,964.0B | 3.46% | 5.73% | 4.73% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 32,754.8K | 93.1M | $1,544.7B | 13.42% | 6.57% | 3.72% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2-3/RES | RES | 6,168.8K | 64.9M | $1,361.7B | 2.53% | 4.58% | 3.28% |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:4-6/RES | RES | 1,272.9K | 64.5M | $1,312.9B | 0.52% | 4.55% | 3.16% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-6/RES | RES | 1,272.9K | 64.5M | $1,312.9B | 0.52% | 4.55% | 3.16% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-6/COM | COM | 655.3K | 0.0M | $1,288.5B | 0.27% | 0.00% | 3.10% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 10,986.0K | 0.0M | $1,258.9B | 4.50% | 0.00% | 3.03% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:7-9/RES | RES | 584.1K | 57.3M | $1,212.3B | 0.24% | 4.05% | 2.92% | |
| W | W/LFM/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 20,439.6K | 55.4M | $1,160.9B | 8.38% | 3.91% | 2.80% |
| W/LFM/CDL+ERM/H:2-3/RES | RES | 4,622.4K | 51.6M | $1,085.5B | 1.89% | 3.65% | 2.61% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2-3/RES | RES | 4,622.4K | 51.6M | $952.1B | 1.89% | 3.65% | 2.29% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 17,642.9K | 50.6M | $940.0B | 7.23% | 3.58% | 2.26% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 17,642.9K | 50.6M | $940.0B | 7.23% | 3.58% | 2.26% |
| MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-6/IND | IND | 349.3K | 0.0M | $824.5B | 0.14% | 0.00% | 1.99% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 6,128.5K | 0.0M | $806.1B | 2.51% | 0.00% | 1.94% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-6/COM | COM | 637.8K | 0.0M | $793.3B | 0.26% | 0.00% | 1.91% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:7-9/RES | RES | 405.4K | 36.8M | $776.5B | 0.17% | 2.60% | 1.87% | |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:7-9/RES | RES | 405.4K | 36.8M | $776.5B | 0.17% | 2.60% | 1.87% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2-3/RES | RES | 2,811.8K | 27.1M | $654.7B | 1.15% | 1.91% | 1.58% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-6/IND | IND | 344.7K | 0.0M | $564.9B | 0.14% | 0.00% | 1.36% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:10-15/RES | RES | 210.5K | 23.4M | $559.9B | 0.09% | 1.66% | 1.35% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2-3/COM | COM | 1,761.6K | 0.0M | $491.2B | 0.72% | 0.00% | 1.18% | |
| CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:10-15/RES | RES | 178.5K | 18.3M | $478.5B | 0.07% | 1.29% | 1.15% | |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:10-15/RES | RES | 178.5K | 18.3M | $478.5B | 0.07% | 1.29% | 1.15% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 3,733.0K | 0.0M | $421.6B | 1.53% | 0.00% | 1.01% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 3,766.2K | 0.0M | $420.6B | 1.54% | 0.00% | 1.01% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:7-9/RES | RES | 208.6K | 19.1M | $404.1B | 0.09% | 1.35% | 0.97% |
| OT | MATO/LO/CDN+ERN/H:2-3/RES | RES | 3,323.8K | 43.0M | $385.8B | 1.36% | 3.03% | 0.93% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2-3/IND | IND | 983.4K | 0.0M | $367.0B | 0.40% | 0.00% | 0.88% |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2-3/COM | COM | 1,214.4K | 0.0M | $338.0B | 0.50% | 0.00% | 0.81% | |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-6/COM | COM | 236.9K | 0.0M | $312.9B | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.75% | |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:4-6/COM | COM | 236.3K | 0.0M | $312.2B | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.75% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 3,129.0K | 0.0M | $311.9B | 1.28% | 0.00% | 0.75% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:7-9/COM | COM | 110.8K | 0.0M | $298.2B | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.72% |
| W | W/LFM/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 2,875.2K | 0.0M | $278.2B | 1.18% | 0.00% | 0.67% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 5,586.3K | 0.0M | $276.1B | 2.29% | 0.00% | 0.66% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 2,008.9K | 0.0M | $262.7B | 0.82% | 0.00% | 0.63% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 2,008.9K | 0.0M | $262.7B | 0.82% | 0.00% | 0.63% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2-3/IND | IND | 651.9K | 0.0M | $248.2B | 0.27% | 0.00% | 0.60% |
| W | W/LFM/CDL+ERM/H:2-3/COM | COM | 616.1K | 0.0M | $241.9B | 0.25% | 0.00% | 0.58% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:4-6/IND | IND | 127.5K | 0.0M | $231.9B | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.56% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:4-6/IND | IND | 123.4K | 0.0M | $229.4B | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.55% | |
| W | W/LFM/CDL+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 1,533.7K | 0.0M | $203.8B | 0.63% | 0.00% | 0.49% |
| OT | MATO/LO/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 6,409.9K | 21.5M | $192.9B | 2.63% | 1.52% | 0.46% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:10-15/RES | RES | 84.2K | 7.8M | $186.6B | 0.03% | 0.55% | 0.45% |
| W | W/LFM/CDL+ERM/H:2-3/IND | IND | 341.2K | 0.0M | $184.4B | 0.14% | 0.00% | 0.44% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:7-9/COM | COM | 73.9K | 0.0M | $183.8B | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.44% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:7-9/COM | COM | 72.3K | 0.0M | $178.1B | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.43% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2-3/IND | IND | 447.4K | 0.0M | $165.9B | 0.18% | 0.00% | 0.40% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2-3/COM | COM | 587.2K | 0.0M | $163.7B | 0.24% | 0.00% | 0.39% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:10-15/COM | COM | 40.8K | 0.0M | $142.1B | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.34% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2-3/COM | COM | 773.5K | 0.0M | $141.4B | 0.32% | 0.00% | 0.34% |
| MR|MCF | MCF/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2-3/IND | IND | 316.4K | 0.0M | $114.2B | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.27% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:10-15/COM | COM | 33.6K | 0.0M | $111.4B | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.27% |
| CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:10-15/COM | COM | 30.1K | 0.0M | $103.0B | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.25% | |
| OT | MATO/LO/CDN+ERN/H:2-3/IND | IND | 235.7K | 0.0M | $101.7B | 0.10% | 0.00% | 0.24% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:7-9/COM | COM | 36.7K | 0.0M | $100.3B | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.24% |
| OT | MATO/LO/CDN+ERN/H:2-3/COM | COM | 421.8K | 0.0M | $88.1B | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.21% |
| MATO/LO/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 469.7K | 0.0M | $50.6B | 0.19% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| MATO/LO/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 869.3K | 0.0M | $43.8B | 0.36% | 0.00% | 0.11% | |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:10-15/COM | COM | 11.4K | 0.0M | $37.4B | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.09% |