Brazil: urban population exposed to landslides and floods 2019, by region
The majority of population exposed to landslides and floods in Brazil lives in the Southeast region. The number of people estimated to live under risk of mudslides, floods and flash floods in the Brazilian Southeast amounted to around 3.65 million, according to 2019 estimates. In that same region, over 1.2 million households were deemed at risk of these natural disasters. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with most land at risk of landslides.
