This statistic shows the number of people displaced worldwide from 2008 to 2014, by disaster type. In 2014, about 17.5 million people worldwide were displaced due to weather-related disaster, and 1.7 million people were displaced due to a geophysical disaster.
Number of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2014, by disaster type
(in millions)
Geophysical disasters include earthquakes, mass movements, and volcanic activity. Weather disasters include storms, extreme temperatures, floods, landslides, wave action, droughts, and wildfires.
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FAO. (September 11, 2018). Number of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2014, by disaster type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987173/number-people-displaced-disasters-worldwide-type/
FAO. "Number of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2014, by disaster type (in millions)." Chart. September 11, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987173/number-people-displaced-disasters-worldwide-type/
FAO. (2018). Number of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2014, by disaster type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987173/number-people-displaced-disasters-worldwide-type/
FAO. "Number of People Displaced Worldwide by Disasters from 2008 to 2014, by Disaster Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987173/number-people-displaced-disasters-worldwide-type/
FAO, Number of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2014, by disaster type (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987173/number-people-displaced-disasters-worldwide-type/ (last visited February 27, 2020)
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