According to the source, a disaster is a calamitous and sudden event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human, material, economic and environmental loss that exceeds the capacity of the affected community or society to cope with the situation with their own resources.
Climate change-related disasters included are storms, extreme temperatures, floods, wet mass displacement, droughts, and wildfires.
The source did not provide data for the missing years.
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Cost of climate change-related disasters in Latin America & the Caribbean 1990-2023
In 2023, economic costs resulting from climate change-related disasters in Latin American and the Caribbean amounted to over ** billion U.S. dollars. This was the highest figure recorded since 2017, when hurricane Maria swept across Puerto Rico and much of the northeastern Caribbean, contributing in part to the total economic expenses of ** billion U.S. dollars recorded that year.
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (February 13, 2024). Economic cost of climate change-related disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/1407325/climate-change-disaster-cost-latin-america-and-caribbean/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Economic cost of climate change-related disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 13, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/1407325/climate-change-disaster-cost-latin-america-and-caribbean/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2024). Economic cost of climate change-related disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/1407325/climate-change-disaster-cost-latin-america-and-caribbean/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Economic Cost of Climate Change-related Disasters in Latin America and The Caribbean from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000 U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 13 Feb 2024, /statistics/1407325/climate-change-disaster-cost-latin-america-and-caribbean/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Economic cost of climate change-related disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1407325/climate-change-disaster-cost-latin-america-and-caribbean/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Economic cost of climate change-related disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, February 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1407325/climate-change-disaster-cost-latin-america-and-caribbean/
