In 2019, the number of people affected by natural disasters in Japan amounted to approximately 86.15 thousand.
The number of people affected by natural disasters was highest in 2011, with around 142.42 thousand people, following the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Number of people affected by natural disasters in Japan from 2010 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
*The source states, that among damages caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake, those which are in the process of confirmation or which are unclear are not counted.
Values have been rounded.
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Statistics Bureau Japan. (November 22, 2021). Number of people affected by natural disasters in Japan from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/655453/japan-affected-persons-natural-disasters/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Number of people affected by natural disasters in Japan from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/655453/japan-affected-persons-natural-disasters/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2021). Number of people affected by natural disasters in Japan from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/655453/japan-affected-persons-natural-disasters/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Number of People Affected by Natural Disasters in Japan from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/655453/japan-affected-persons-natural-disasters/
Statistics Bureau Japan, Number of people affected by natural disasters in Japan from 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/655453/japan-affected-persons-natural-disasters/ (last visited May 17, 2022)
