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Distribution of economic damage caused by natural disasters in 2024, by continent
Share of economic damage caused by natural disasters 2024, by continent
Of the total economic losses as a result of natural disasters worldwide in 2024, 77.1 percent came from losses in the Americas. This is despite the fact that only 7.3 percent of the people affected by natural disasters that year were living in the continent. Asia followed in second, with 13.3 percent of economic losses.
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