The share of total working hours lost in North America due to heat stress is expected to increase from 0.1 percent in 1995 to 0.2 percent by 2030. Southern Asia is forecast to be one of the regions hit hardest by hot temperatures, where it is expected that 5.3 percent of working hours lost in 2030 will be due to heat stress.
Share of working hours lost due to heat stress worldwide in 1995 and 2030, by region*
* Regions with a value of less than 0.1 percent were not included. These regions include Southern Africa, Western Europe, Southern Europe, Northern Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia, and Eastern Europe.
** Forecast estimates based on data from the ILOSTAT database and from the HadGEM2 and GFDL-ESM2M climate models (using as input the RCP2.6 climate change pathway, which envisages a global average temperature rise of 1.5°C by the end of the century).
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ILO. (July 12, 2019). Share of working hours lost due to heat stress worldwide in 1995 and 2030, by region* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040288/heat-stress-causing-working-hours-lost/
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