Natural disasters, economic damages, 1000 $

Economic consequences of a disaster, usually direct (e.g., damage to infrastructure, crops and housing) and indirect (e.g., loss of revenues, unemployment and market destabilization). In each case, the registered figure represents the value of damage at the moment of the event; i.e., the figures are true for the year of the event.

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Maintainer UNEP SDG Unit
Last Updated February 23, 2024, 14:35 (UTC)
Created February 23, 2024, 14:35 (UTC)
Language en
category Impacts of disasters
data_type statistical
indicator_id 435
indicator_name Natural disasters, economic damages, 1000 $
spatial_coverage global
unit Thousand US dollar