Since 1970, the economic losses from climate disasters have risen steadily over the decades. It was the highest between 2010 and 2019 at about 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars, an increase of over 400 billion U.S. dollars from the previous decade.
Economic losses of weather, climate, and water related disasters between 1970 and 2019
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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World Meteorological Organization. (July 26, 2021). Economic losses of weather, climate, and water related disasters between 1970 and 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269735/global-climate-disaster-by-economic-loss/
World Meteorological Organization. "Economic losses of weather, climate, and water related disasters between 1970 and 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269735/global-climate-disaster-by-economic-loss/
World Meteorological Organization. (2021). Economic losses of weather, climate, and water related disasters between 1970 and 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269735/global-climate-disaster-by-economic-loss/
World Meteorological Organization. "Economic Losses of Weather, Climate, and Water Related Disasters between 1970 and 2019 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269735/global-climate-disaster-by-economic-loss/
World Meteorological Organization, Economic losses of weather, climate, and water related disasters between 1970 and 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269735/global-climate-disaster-by-economic-loss/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Economic losses of weather, climate, and water related disasters between 1970 and 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], World Meteorological Organization, July 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269735/global-climate-disaster-by-economic-loss/
