The statistic shows the ten countries with the most persons affected by natural disasters in the period from 1995 to 2015. During the past 20 years, approximately 2.3 billion people have been affected by natural disasters in China.
Countries with the most persons affected by natural disasters in the period from 1995 to 2015 (in millions)
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United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, & CRED. (November 23, 2015). Countries with the most persons affected by natural disasters in the period from 1995 to 2015 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/519214/countries-with-the-most-persons-affected-by-natural-disasters/
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, und CRED. "Countries with the most persons affected by natural disasters in the period from 1995 to 2015 (in millions)." Chart. November 23, 2015. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519214/countries-with-the-most-persons-affected-by-natural-disasters/
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, CRED. (2015). Countries with the most persons affected by natural disasters in the period from 1995 to 2015 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519214/countries-with-the-most-persons-affected-by-natural-disasters/
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, and CRED. "Countries with The Most Persons Affected by Natural Disasters in The Period from 1995 to 2015 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519214/countries-with-the-most-persons-affected-by-natural-disasters/
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction & CRED, Countries with the most persons affected by natural disasters in the period from 1995 to 2015 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519214/countries-with-the-most-persons-affected-by-natural-disasters/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
Countries with the most persons affected by natural disasters in the period from 1995 to 2015 (in millions) [Graph], United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, & CRED, November 23, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/519214/countries-with-the-most-persons-affected-by-natural-disasters/