Hurricanes worldwide

Statistics report on tropical cyclones worldwide

Hurricanes worldwide

This report presents statistics and facts about tropical cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons worldwide. It provides an overview of the occurrence of tropical cyclones globally and by basin, and the economic and social costs they incur.

A tropical cyclone is defined as an intense circular storm originating over warm tropical ocean waters. Tropical cyclones with wind speeds above a certain threshold receive special names, depending on the basin in which they occur, such as hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones.

This report is part of a series of reports on the impacts of climate change.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Distribution of deaths related to climatic disasters 1970-2021, by type
  • Basic Statistic Economic loss share of global climate disasters 1970-2021, by type
  • Basic Statistic Global disasters caused by tropical cyclones 1970-2019
  • Basic Statistic Biggest climate disasters worldwide 1970-2019, by economic loss

Scale

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  • Premium Statistic Number of named storms globally 1980-2022
  • Basic Statistic Tropical cyclones in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific basins 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of named storms in the Northwest Pacific Ocean 1990-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of named storms in the South Pacific Ocean 1990-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of named storms in the North Indian Ocean 1990-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of named storms in the South Indian Ocean 1990-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of hurricanes globally 1990-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of hurricanes globally 2020-2022, by basin
  • Premium Statistic Number of hurricanes globally 2022, by category

Effects

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  • Basic Statistic Global deaths from tropical cyclones 1970-2019
  • Premium Statistic Leading tropical cyclones globally 1970-2019, by death toll
  • Premium Statistic Global economic losses from tropical cyclones 1970-2019
  • Basic Statistic Leading tropical cyclones globally 1970-2019, by economic damage
  • Premium Statistic Most expensive typhoons in the Pacific Basin 1980-2022
  • Basic Statistic Most disastrous typhoons Philippines 2011-2022, by value of damages
  • Premium Statistic Major typhoons and windstorms in Japan 2023, by insurance claims paid
  • Basic Statistic Costliest tropical cyclones in the U.S. 1955-2022, by economic damage
  • Premium Statistic Mean economic damage by tropical cyclones in the Caribbean 1980-2019
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