In 2023, storms worldwide caused a damage of more than 100 billion U.S. dollars. The tropical storm Doksuri in Japan alone caused 25 billion U.S. dollars in economic damages. The second costliest type of natural disaster in 2023 was earthquakes, which caused a damage of over 50 billion dollars. As global warming proceeds, the intensity and frequency of several types of natural disasters are expected to cause increasing economic damage.
Cost of damages caused by natural disasters in 2023, by type of disaster
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (March 20, 2024). Cost of damages caused by natural disasters in 2023, by type of disaster (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273898/cost-of-damages-caused-by-natural-disasters-by-continent-and-type-of-disaster/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Cost of damages caused by natural disasters in 2023, by type of disaster (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273898/cost-of-damages-caused-by-natural-disasters-by-continent-and-type-of-disaster/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2024). Cost of damages caused by natural disasters in 2023, by type of disaster (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273898/cost-of-damages-caused-by-natural-disasters-by-continent-and-type-of-disaster/
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Cost of damages caused by natural disasters in 2023, by type of disaster (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), March 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273898/cost-of-damages-caused-by-natural-disasters-by-continent-and-type-of-disaster/