Between 2010 and 2021, floods accounted for the highest number of internal displacements in the Asia-Pacific region, close to 114 million. Around 216 thousand people were displaced due to extreme temperatures during this time period.
China leads the list of most affected countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with over 70 million people displaced in the country from 2010 to 2021.
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Asian Development Bank. (September 13, 2022). Number of people internally displaced by weather-related disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333945/apac-number-of-internal-displacements-due-to-weather-disasters-by-type/
Asian Development Bank. "Number of people internally displaced by weather-related disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions)." Chart. September 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333945/apac-number-of-internal-displacements-due-to-weather-disasters-by-type/
Asian Development Bank. (2022). Number of people internally displaced by weather-related disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333945/apac-number-of-internal-displacements-due-to-weather-disasters-by-type/
Asian Development Bank. "Number of People Internally Displaced by Weather-related Disasters in The Asia-pacific Region between 2010 and 2021, by Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333945/apac-number-of-internal-displacements-due-to-weather-disasters-by-type/
Asian Development Bank, Number of people internally displaced by weather-related disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333945/apac-number-of-internal-displacements-due-to-weather-disasters-by-type/ (last visited July 16, 2024)
Number of people internally displaced by weather-related disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2010 and 2021, by type (in millions) [Graph], Asian Development Bank, September 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333945/apac-number-of-internal-displacements-due-to-weather-disasters-by-type/