The earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan in 2011 was the costliest natural disaster since 1900, with losses reaching 235 billion U.S. dollars. The tsunami hit the nuclear plant at Fukushima, causing a nuclear disaster in the area. Hurricane Katrina, which hit the Gulf Coast of the United States in 2005, and Hurricane Harvey, which hit the North American country in 2017, tied with the second largest economic losses in the period, each with 125 billion U.S. dollars.
Costliest natural disasters worldwide from 1900 to 2023, by economic loss
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Aon. (January 22, 2024). Costliest natural disasters worldwide from 1900 to 2023, by economic loss (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/268126/biggest-natural-disasters-by-economic-damage-since-1980/
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