In 2023, the natural disaster that caused the most economic damage worldwide was the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February. Over 30 billion U.S. dollars in damages was the result. The second costliest disaster was the tropical storm Doksuri in Japan, causing damages of 25 billion dollars.
Natural disasters with the most economic damage worldwide in 2023
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (March 20, 2024). Natural disasters with the most economic damage worldwide in 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273895/natural-disasters-with-the-most-damage/
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Natural disasters with the most economic damage worldwide in 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), March 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273895/natural-disasters-with-the-most-damage/
