In 2021, approximately two billion children were exposed to air pollution worldwide. That is equivalent to nearly 90 percent of children globally. That year, the number of minors threatened by water scarcity amounted to 920 million, and those exposed to heatwaves to 820 million. Coastal flooding posed a risk for 240 million children. As of 2022, it is estimated that with just 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming, about a quarter of the global population will be exposed to flooding.
Number of children exposed to climate and environmental hazards, shocks and stresses worldwide in 2021, by type of event
(in millions)
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UNICEF. (August 1, 2021). Number of children exposed to climate and environmental hazards, shocks and stresses worldwide in 2021, by type of event (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311605/children-exposed-climate-environmental-hazards-worldwide/
UNICEF. "Number of children exposed to climate and environmental hazards, shocks and stresses worldwide in 2021, by type of event (in millions)." Chart. August 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311605/children-exposed-climate-environmental-hazards-worldwide/
UNICEF. (2021). Number of children exposed to climate and environmental hazards, shocks and stresses worldwide in 2021, by type of event (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311605/children-exposed-climate-environmental-hazards-worldwide/
UNICEF. "Number of Children Exposed to Climate and Environmental Hazards, Shocks and Stresses Worldwide in 2021, by Type of Event (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311605/children-exposed-climate-environmental-hazards-worldwide/
UNICEF, Number of children exposed to climate and environmental hazards, shocks and stresses worldwide in 2021, by type of event (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311605/children-exposed-climate-environmental-hazards-worldwide/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Number of children exposed to climate and environmental hazards, shocks and stresses worldwide in 2021, by type of event (in millions) [Graph], UNICEF, August 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311605/children-exposed-climate-environmental-hazards-worldwide/
