Economic losses resulting from flooding events in the European Union amounted to 3.21 billion euros in 2022. Just one year earlier, figures had reached a new record high, with costs adding up to more than 45 billion euros. Prior to that, the highest annual loss was recorded in 2002, at some 37 billion euros. Since 1980, economic losses from this type of event have amounted to nearly 280 billion euros.
Economic losses caused by floods in the European Union from 1980 to 2022
(in billion euros)
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EEA. (October 6, 2023). Economic losses caused by floods in the European Union from 1980 to 2022 (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340822/eu-european-union-economic-losses-hydrological-events/
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