DISASTER IMPACTS / 2000-2012
0
0 0
61 Billion
35 Billion 66 Billion
87 Billion
165 Billion
251 Billion
39 Billion
82 Billion
203 Billion
50 Billion
138 Billion 371 Billion
138 Billion
16666 39496
21342
113513
244880
93076
29893
22424
241567
15264
304812
33825 9330
174 Million
109 Million 659 Million
255 Million 162 Million 161 Million
126 Million
212 Million 222 Million
199 Million
255 Million
211 Million
106 Million Storms caused the most economic
damage - this was also the year of
Hurricane Katrina. Earthquakes caused the most economic
damage - this was also the year of the Sichuan earthquake in China.
Earthquakes caused the most economic damage - this was also the year of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Drought affected most people - this was also the year of major drought in India and China
Floods affected most people - this was also the year of major flooding in south and central parts of China
Earthquakes killed the most people - this was also the year of Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Storms killed the most people - this was also the year of Cyclone NARGIS
Earthquakes killed the most people - this was also the year of the Haiti earthquake.
2012
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
DAMAGE
AFFECTED
KILLED
*Disasters refers to drought, earthquake (seismic activity), epidemic, extreme temperature, flood, insect infestation, mass movement (dry & wet), storm, volcano, and wildfire / Data source: EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database / Data version: 12 March 2013 - v12.07 OCHA Humanitarian Symbol (2012): http://reliefweb.int/map/world/world-humanitarian-and-country-icons-2012 / Find out more about UNISDR: http://www.unisdr.org
