As of 2022, the Netherlands had the highest share of the population at risk of flooding. Nearly 59 percent of the Dutch population was at risk of exposure to a 1-on-100-year flooding event.
Share of population exposed to flood risk worldwide as of 2022, by leading country
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Visual Capitalist. (September 14, 2022). Share of population exposed to flood risk worldwide as of 2022, by leading country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336102/worldwide-population-share-at-risk-of-flooding-by-country/
Visual Capitalist. "Share of population exposed to flood risk worldwide as of 2022, by leading country." Chart. September 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336102/worldwide-population-share-at-risk-of-flooding-by-country/
Visual Capitalist. (2022). Share of population exposed to flood risk worldwide as of 2022, by leading country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336102/worldwide-population-share-at-risk-of-flooding-by-country/
Visual Capitalist. "Share of Population Exposed to Flood Risk Worldwide as of 2022, by Leading Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336102/worldwide-population-share-at-risk-of-flooding-by-country/
Visual Capitalist, Share of population exposed to flood risk worldwide as of 2022, by leading country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336102/worldwide-population-share-at-risk-of-flooding-by-country/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of population exposed to flood risk worldwide as of 2022, by leading country [Graph], Visual Capitalist, September 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336102/worldwide-population-share-at-risk-of-flooding-by-country/