2022 global natural disaster assessment report
This report provides an account of the number and type of disasters that occurred in 2022, how many people were killed and affected and what were the economic losses. According to this report, a total of 321 major disasters (excluding epidemic disasters) occurred worldwide in 2022, affecting 118 countries and regions. Among all these disasters, 163 were caused by floods, with the highest frequency, accounting for 50.78% of the total; 66 caused by storms (typhoons and hurricanes), accounting for 20.56%; 30 by earthquakes, accounting for 9.34%; 20 by droughts, accounting for 6.23%; 17 by landslides, accounting for 5.3%; 15 by wildfire disasters, accounting for 4.67%; 6 by extreme temperatures, accounting for 1.87%; and 4 by volcanic eruptions, accounting for 1.25%.
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