Erick Burgueño Salas
Research expert covering climate change and the water industry
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Global number of flood disasters 1990-2023
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Natural disasters with highest economic damage worldwide 2023
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Global economic losses from natural disasters 2023, by type
Number of natural disasters worldwide 2023, by type
Number of natural disasters worldwide in 2023, by type
Natural disasters with the most fatalities worldwide 2023
Natural disasters with the most fatalities worldwide in 2023
Natural disasters with highest economic damage worldwide 2023
Natural disasters with the most economic damage worldwide in 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Global economic losses from natural disasters 2023, by type
Economic loss from natural disaster events worldwide in 2023, by peril (in billion U.S. dollars)
Economic loss share of global climate disasters 1970-2021, by type
Distribution of economic loss caused by weather, climate, and water related disasters between 1970 and 2021, by type
Distribution of deaths related to climatic disasters 1970-2021, by type
Distribution of weather, climate, and water related deaths between 1970 and 2021, by type
Countries with the highest river flood risk 2024
Countries most exposed to river floods worldwide in 2024, by risk index score
Global number of flood disasters 1990-2023
Number of flood disasters worldwide from 1990 to 2023
Global number of reported flood events 2020-2023, by region
Number of reported flood events worldwide from 2020 to 2023, by region
Growth in global population exposure to flooding 2023, by scenario
Increase in population exposed to flooding worldwide due to global warming as of 2023, by warming scenario
Population share at risk of flooding worldwide 2022, by country
Share of population exposed to flood risk worldwide as of 2022, by leading country
Floods impact on total population 2022, by country
Total population exposed to flood risk worldwide as of 2022, by leading country (in millions)
Global number of people affected by floods 1990-2023
Number of people affected by floods worldwide from 1990 to 2023 (in millions)
Global number of deaths caused by floods 1998-2023
Number of deaths due to floods worldwide from 1998 to 2023
Global number of deaths caused by floods 2010-2023, by region
Number of deaths due to floods worldwide from 2010 to 2023, by region
Global number of deaths caused by floods 2023, by leading country
Countries with the highest number of deaths due to floods worldwide in 2023
Costliest flood disasters worldwide 1900-2023, by economic loss
Most expensive flood disasters worldwide from 1900 to 2023, by economic losses (in billion U.S. dollars)
Global flood economic insured losses 2013-2023, by type
Economic insured losses caused by floods worldwide from 2013 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Global economic losses from floods 1970-2019
Economic losses caused by floods worldwide from 1970 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Global cost of riverine floods in selected cities 2022-2050, by scenario
Cost of riverine floods in selected cities worldwide in 2022, and a forecast for 2050, by scenario (in U.S. dollars per capita)
Populations exposed to riverine floods in selected cities 2022-2050, by scenario
Share of populations exposed to riverine floods in selected cities worldwide in 2022, and a forecast for 2050, by scenario
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