Economic damage caused by climate-related extreme events

Units

Billion EUR (2017 values)

Additional information

Geophysical events: earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions;
Meteorological events: storms;
Hydrological events: floods, mass movements;
Climatological events: heatwaves, cold waves, droughts, forest fires.

Total economic damages in EUR billion (= EUR 1 000 million; in 2017 prices), based on the damage records from the NatCatSERVICE of Munich Re and the EUROSTAT structural indicators.