The statistic shows the ten largest natural disasters by economic damage from 1980 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars). In 2011, the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan caused an economic damage of 210 billion U.S. dollars.
The 10 biggest natural disasters worldwide by economic damage from 1980 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Munich Re. (January 1, 2021). The 10 biggest natural disasters worldwide by economic damage from 1980 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/268126/biggest-natural-disasters-by-economic-damage-since-1980/
Munich Re. "The 10 biggest natural disasters worldwide by economic damage from 1980 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268126/biggest-natural-disasters-by-economic-damage-since-1980/
Munich Re. (2021). The 10 biggest natural disasters worldwide by economic damage from 1980 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268126/biggest-natural-disasters-by-economic-damage-since-1980/
Munich Re. "The 10 Biggest Natural Disasters Worldwide by Economic Damage from 1980 to 2019 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268126/biggest-natural-disasters-by-economic-damage-since-1980/
Munich Re, The 10 biggest natural disasters worldwide by economic damage from 1980 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268126/biggest-natural-disasters-by-economic-damage-since-1980/ (last visited June 25, 2022)