This statistic represents the average event costs of weather and climate disasters in the United States from 1980 through 2019. Flooding in the United States cost an annual average of some 4.6 billion U.S. dollars during this period.
Average event cost of weather and climate disasters in the United States between 1980 and 2019, by disaster type
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (January 8, 2020). Average event cost of weather and climate disasters in the United States between 1980 and 2019, by disaster type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/724458/average-disaster-event-costs-in-us-by-type/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Average event cost of weather and climate disasters in the United States between 1980 and 2019, by disaster type (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/724458/average-disaster-event-costs-in-us-by-type/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2020). Average event cost of weather and climate disasters in the United States between 1980 and 2019, by disaster type (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/724458/average-disaster-event-costs-in-us-by-type/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Average Event Cost of Weather and Climate Disasters in The United States between 1980 and 2019, by Disaster Type (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/724458/average-disaster-event-costs-in-us-by-type/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Average event cost of weather and climate disasters in the United States between 1980 and 2019, by disaster type (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/724458/average-disaster-event-costs-in-us-by-type/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Average event cost of weather and climate disasters in the United States between 1980 and 2019, by disaster type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, January 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/724458/average-disaster-event-costs-in-us-by-type/
