Number of people affected by biological and hydro-meteorological disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2000 and 2020, by disaster type
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Number of affected people in millions
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Between 2000 and 2020, approximately *** billion people in the Asia-Pacific region were affected by flood disasters. Within the same time period, over *** thousand people in the region were affected by disastrous heatwaves.
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UNESCAP. (August 25, 2021). Number of people affected by biological and hydro-meteorological disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2000 and 2020, by disaster type (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1290086/apac-population-affected-by-disasters-by-type/
UNESCAP. "Number of people affected by biological and hydro-meteorological disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2000 and 2020, by disaster type (in millions)." Chart. August 25, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/1290086/apac-population-affected-by-disasters-by-type/
UNESCAP. (2021). Number of people affected by biological and hydro-meteorological disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2000 and 2020, by disaster type (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/1290086/apac-population-affected-by-disasters-by-type/
UNESCAP. "Number of People Affected by Biological and Hydro-meteorological Disasters in The Asia-pacific Region between 2000 and 2020, by Disaster Type (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 25 Aug 2021, /statistics/1290086/apac-population-affected-by-disasters-by-type/
UNESCAP, Number of people affected by biological and hydro-meteorological disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2000 and 2020, by disaster type (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1290086/apac-population-affected-by-disasters-by-type/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Number of people affected by biological and hydro-meteorological disasters in the Asia-Pacific region between 2000 and 2020, by disaster type (in millions) [Graph], UNESCAP, August 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1290086/apac-population-affected-by-disasters-by-type/
