The number of people exposed to coastal flooding the European Union (including the UK) could grow by 14 to 22-fold by 2100, if no adaptation measures are taken. In a high emissions, no adaptation scenario, more than two billion people would be exposed in the region, in comparison to 100 thousand people per year in 2020. Meanwhile, if adaptation measures are implemented, the EU population exposed to coastal floods is estimated to stand around 600 to 800 thousand people per year, depending on the development in emissions in the period.
Population exposed to coastal floods in the European Union in 2020 and 2100, by scenario
(in 1,000 people per year)
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European Commission. (May 15, 2020). Population exposed to coastal floods in the European Union in 2020 and 2100, by scenario (in 1,000 people per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340408/population-exposed-to-coastal-flooding-by-scenario-eu/
European Commission. "Population exposed to coastal floods in the European Union in 2020 and 2100, by scenario (in 1,000 people per year)." Chart. May 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340408/population-exposed-to-coastal-flooding-by-scenario-eu/
European Commission. (2020). Population exposed to coastal floods in the European Union in 2020 and 2100, by scenario (in 1,000 people per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340408/population-exposed-to-coastal-flooding-by-scenario-eu/
European Commission. "Population Exposed to Coastal Floods in The European Union in 2020 and 2100, by Scenario (in 1,000 People per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340408/population-exposed-to-coastal-flooding-by-scenario-eu/
European Commission, Population exposed to coastal floods in the European Union in 2020 and 2100, by scenario (in 1,000 people per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340408/population-exposed-to-coastal-flooding-by-scenario-eu/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Population exposed to coastal floods in the European Union in 2020 and 2100, by scenario (in 1,000 people per year) [Graph], European Commission, May 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340408/population-exposed-to-coastal-flooding-by-scenario-eu/
