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Top 5 natural disasters worldwide by economic damage 2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 5, 2022
In 2021, the natural disaster that caused the most economic damage worldwide was Hurricane Ida in the United States. 65 billion U.S. dollars in damages were the result. Overall, three out of the five most economically damaging natural disasters of 2021 occurred in the US, totaling damages of 114 billion U.S. dollars.

Natural disasters with the most economic damage worldwide in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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Release date

April 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2021

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