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The 10 biggest natural disasters worldwide by economic damage from 1980 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
by Erin Duffin,
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Apr 29, 2019
The statistic shows the ten largest natural disasters by economic damage from 1980 to 2018 (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 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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| Damage in billion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Earthquake, Tsunami (Japan, 2011) | 210 |
| Hurricane Katrina (U.S., 2005) | 125 |
| Kobe earthquake (Japan, 1995) | 100 |
| Hurricane Harvey (U.S., 2017) | 85 |
| Sichuan earthquake (China, 2008) | 85 |
| Hurricane Sandy (U.S. / Canada / Caribbean, 2012) | 68.5 |
| Hurricane Ima (U.S. / Caribbean, 2017) | 67 |
| Hurricane Maria (Caribbean, 2017) | 63 |
| Northridge Earthquake (U.S., 1994) | 44 |
| Flooding (Thailand, 2011) | 43 |
| Hurricane Ike (U.S. / Caribbean, 2008) | 38 |
| Earthquake (Japan, 2016) | 31 |
| Earthquake, Tsunami (Chile, 2010) | 30 |
| Damage in billion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Earthquake, Tsunami (Japan, 2011) | 210 |
| Hurricane Katrina (U.S., 2005) | 125 |
| Kobe earthquake (Japan, 1995) | 100 |
| Hurricane Harvey (U.S., 2017) | 85 |
| Sichuan earthquake (China, 2008) | 85 |
| Hurricane Sandy (U.S. / Canada / Caribbean, 2012) | 68.5 |
| Hurricane Ima (U.S. / Caribbean, 2017) | 67 |
| Hurricane Maria (Caribbean, 2017) | 63 |
| Northridge Earthquake (U.S., 1994) | 44 |
| Flooding (Thailand, 2011) | 43 |
| Hurricane Ike (U.S. / Caribbean, 2008) | 38 |
| Earthquake (Japan, 2016) | 31 |
| Earthquake, Tsunami (Chile, 2010) | 30 |
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by Erin Duffin,
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Apr 29, 2019
The statistic shows the ten largest natural disasters by economic damage from 1980 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars). In 2011, the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan caused an economic damage of 210 billion U.S. dollars.
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