This statistic presents the number of persons, who were affected by major floods worldwide from 1900 to 2016. Approximately 238,973,000 persons were affected by flood disasters in China on July 1, 1998.
Number of people affected by major flood disasters worldwide from 1900 to 2016*
(in millions)
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (November 17, 2016). Number of people affected by major flood disasters worldwide from 1900 to 2016* (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267748/people-affected-by-major-floods-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of people affected by major flood disasters worldwide from 1900 to 2016* (in millions)." Chart. November 17, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267748/people-affected-by-major-floods-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2016). Number of people affected by major flood disasters worldwide from 1900 to 2016* (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267748/people-affected-by-major-floods-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of People Affected by Major Flood Disasters Worldwide from 1900 to 2016* (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267748/people-affected-by-major-floods-worldwide/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), Number of people affected by major flood disasters worldwide from 1900 to 2016* (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267748/people-affected-by-major-floods-worldwide/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Number of people affected by major flood disasters worldwide from 1900 to 2016* (in millions) [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), November 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267748/people-affected-by-major-floods-worldwide/
