In 2021, the natural disaster type with the highest number of victims were droughts. 52.7 million people alone were affected by droughts in 2021. Floods were the second natural disaster with the most victims, affecting 29.2 million people in 2021.
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CRED. (April 22, 2022). Number of natural disaster victims in 2021, by type of disaster (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273897/natural-disaster-victims-by-continent-and-type-of-catastrophe/
CRED. "Number of natural disaster victims in 2021, by type of disaster (in millions)." Chart. April 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273897/natural-disaster-victims-by-continent-and-type-of-catastrophe/
CRED. (2022). Number of natural disaster victims in 2021, by type of disaster (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273897/natural-disaster-victims-by-continent-and-type-of-catastrophe/
CRED. "Number of Natural Disaster Victims in 2021, by Type of Disaster (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273897/natural-disaster-victims-by-continent-and-type-of-catastrophe/
CRED, Number of natural disaster victims in 2021, by type of disaster (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273897/natural-disaster-victims-by-continent-and-type-of-catastrophe/ (last visited June 28, 2022)