Between 2000 and 2020, approximately 1.6 billion people in the Asia-Pacific region were affected by flood disasters. Within the same time period, over 300 thousand people in the region were affected by disastrous heatwaves.
Number of people affected by biological and hydro-meteorological disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2000 and 2020, by disaster type
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UNESCAP. (August 25, 2021). Number of people affected by biological and hydro-meteorological disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2000 and 2020, by disaster type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290086/apac-population-affected-by-disasters-by-type/
UNESCAP. "Number of people affected by biological and hydro-meteorological disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2000 and 2020, by disaster type (in millions)." Chart. August 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290086/apac-population-affected-by-disasters-by-type/
UNESCAP. (2021). Number of people affected by biological and hydro-meteorological disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2000 and 2020, by disaster type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290086/apac-population-affected-by-disasters-by-type/
UNESCAP. "Number of People Affected by Biological and Hydro-meteorological Disasters in The Asia-pacific Region between 2000 and 2020, by Disaster Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290086/apac-population-affected-by-disasters-by-type/
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