Brazil: urban population exposed to landslides and floods 2019, by region

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Bruna Alves,
Feb 8, 2023
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.

Number of urban residents and households exposed to risks of landslides, floods and flash floods in Brazil in 2019, by region (in 1,000s)

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Release date

November 2019

Region

Brazil

Survey time period

2019

Number of respondents

479 municipalities

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