Economic damage caused by major landslides worldwide as of 2016

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 17, 2016
The statistic shows the economic damage caused by mudslides in the period from 1900 to 2016*. The mudslide in Peru in 1983 caused an economic loss of almost 989 million U.S. dollars.

Economic damage caused by mudslides worldwide from 1900 to 2016* (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)

MudslideEconomic damage in thousand U.S. dollars
Peru
(January 1983)		 988,800
China
(May 1, 1998)		 890,000
China
(August 7, 2010)		 759,000
Italy
(December 14, 1982)		 700,000
Switzerland
(February 21, 1999)		 685,000
Italy
(July 28, 1987)		 625,000
Ecuador
(March 28, 1993)		 500,000
Guatemala
(September 4, 2010)		 500,000
Russia
(March 10, 1989)		 423,000
China
(May 6, 2016)		 820,000
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2MudslideEconomic damage in thousand U.S. dollars988,800988,800890,000890,000759,000759,000700,000700,000685,000685,000625,000625,000500,000500,000500,000500,000423,000423,000820,000820,000Peru(January 1983)China(May 1, 1998)China(August 7, 2010)Italy(December 14, 1982)Switzerland(February 21, 1999)Italy(July 28, 1987)Ecuador(March 28, 1993)Guatemala(September 4, 2010)Russia(March 10, 1989)China(May 6, 2016)
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November 2016

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1900 to 2016

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* Figures are as of November 17, 2016.

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