In Europe (EEA 33), the total value of economic losses caused by weather and climate-related events between 1980 and 2017 amounted to approximately 453 billion euros. The annual average economic loss increased through the decades from an average of 7.4 billion (1980-1989) to 14 billion euros (2000-2009). The most expensive extreme weather event to hit Europe economically was the 2002 flood in Central Europe, amounting to 21 billion euros.
Value of economic damage caused by weather and climate-related extreme events* in Europe from 1980 to 2017, by type
(in billion euros)
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EEA. (April 2, 2019). Value of economic damage caused by weather and climate-related extreme events* in Europe from 1980 to 2017, by type (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054744/value-of-economic-damage-caused-by-weather-and-climate-events-europe/
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