Weather, climate, and water-related disasters led to a total economic loss of 38.5 billion U.S. dollars in Africa between 1970 and 2019. Additionally, such hazards caused over 731,700 deaths in the continent in the last five decades. The highest economic loss occurred in the period 2010-2019, at 12.5 billion U.S. dollars. During the whole period observed, storms, floods, and droughts had the largest economic impact in Africa.
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World Meteorological Organization. (September 1, 2021). Economic losses due to weather, climate, and water disasters in Africa from 1970 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307445/economic-losses-due-to-climate-disasters-in-africa/
World Meteorological Organization. "Economic losses due to weather, climate, and water disasters in Africa from 1970 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307445/economic-losses-due-to-climate-disasters-in-africa/
World Meteorological Organization. (2021). Economic losses due to weather, climate, and water disasters in Africa from 1970 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307445/economic-losses-due-to-climate-disasters-in-africa/
World Meteorological Organization. "Economic Losses Due to Weather, Climate, and Water Disasters in Africa from 1970 to 2019 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307445/economic-losses-due-to-climate-disasters-in-africa/
World Meteorological Organization, Economic losses due to weather, climate, and water disasters in Africa from 1970 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307445/economic-losses-due-to-climate-disasters-in-africa/ (last visited September 08, 2024)
Economic losses due to weather, climate, and water disasters in Africa from 1970 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], World Meteorological Organization, September 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307445/economic-losses-due-to-climate-disasters-in-africa/
