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Global cost of riverine floods in selected cities 2022-2050, by scenario
The cost of riverine floods in New Orleans, U.S., were estimated at *** U.S. dollars per capita per year in the current climate as of 2022. These costs are expected to nearly double by 2050, in both a medium and high emissions scenario, to more than *** dollars per capita. In Ho Chi Minh City, costs could increase by nearly 8-fold, to reach *** dollars per capita per year by 2050.
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C40. (June 21, 2022). Cost of riverine floods in selected cities worldwide in 2022, and a forecast for 2050, by scenario (in U.S. dollars per capita) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1415007/global-cost-riverine-floods-selected-cities-by-scenario/
C40. "Cost of riverine floods in selected cities worldwide in 2022, and a forecast for 2050, by scenario (in U.S. dollars per capita)." Chart. June 21, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1415007/global-cost-riverine-floods-selected-cities-by-scenario/
C40. (2022). Cost of riverine floods in selected cities worldwide in 2022, and a forecast for 2050, by scenario (in U.S. dollars per capita). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1415007/global-cost-riverine-floods-selected-cities-by-scenario/
C40. "Cost of Riverine Floods in Selected Cities Worldwide in 2022, and a Forecast for 2050, by Scenario (in U.S. Dollars per Capita)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 Jun 2022, /statistics/1415007/global-cost-riverine-floods-selected-cities-by-scenario/
C40, Cost of riverine floods in selected cities worldwide in 2022, and a forecast for 2050, by scenario (in U.S. dollars per capita) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1415007/global-cost-riverine-floods-selected-cities-by-scenario/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Cost of riverine floods in selected cities worldwide in 2022, and a forecast for 2050, by scenario (in U.S. dollars per capita) [Graph], C40, June 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1415007/global-cost-riverine-floods-selected-cities-by-scenario/
