In 2023, a vast majority of people who were affected by natural disasters worldwide lived in Asia. A high number of these were affected by a drought in Indonesia. Africa was the continent with the second highest share of persons affected with more than one third of the people affected worldwide.
Share of persons affected by natural disasters worldwide in 2023, by continent
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (March 20, 2024). Share of persons affected by natural disasters worldwide in 2023, by continent [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273314/countries-with-the-most-persons-affected-by-natural-disasters/
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Share of Persons Affected by Natural Disasters Worldwide in 2023, by Continent." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273314/countries-with-the-most-persons-affected-by-natural-disasters/
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Share of persons affected by natural disasters worldwide in 2023, by continent [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), March 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273314/countries-with-the-most-persons-affected-by-natural-disasters/
