The majority of population exposed to landslides and floods in Brazil lives in the Southeast region. The number of people estimated to live under risk of mudslides, floods and flash floods in the Brazilian Southeast amounted to around 3.65 million, according to 2019 estimates. In that same region, over 1.2 million households were deemed at risk of these natural disasters. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with most land at risk of landslides.
Number of urban residents and households exposed to risks of landslides, floods and flash floods in Brazil in 2019, by region
(in 1,000s)
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Sociedade & Natureza. (November 29, 2019). Number of urban residents and households exposed to risks of landslides, floods and flash floods in Brazil in 2019, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207897/urban-population-risk-landslide-floods-brazil-region/
Sociedade & Natureza. "Number of urban residents and households exposed to risks of landslides, floods and flash floods in Brazil in 2019, by region (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207897/urban-population-risk-landslide-floods-brazil-region/
Sociedade & Natureza. (2019). Number of urban residents and households exposed to risks of landslides, floods and flash floods in Brazil in 2019, by region (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207897/urban-population-risk-landslide-floods-brazil-region/
Sociedade & Natureza. "Number of Urban Residents and Households Exposed to Risks of Landslides, Floods and Flash Floods in Brazil in 2019, by Region (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207897/urban-population-risk-landslide-floods-brazil-region/
Sociedade & Natureza, Number of urban residents and households exposed to risks of landslides, floods and flash floods in Brazil in 2019, by region (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207897/urban-population-risk-landslide-floods-brazil-region/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Number of urban residents and households exposed to risks of landslides, floods and flash floods in Brazil in 2019, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph], Sociedade & Natureza, November 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207897/urban-population-risk-landslide-floods-brazil-region/
