Economic damage caused by extreme weather and climate events in EEA countries has been incurred unevenly since 1980

Meteorological events

Hydrological events

Climatological events

40 bn euro, 2020 value

30

20

10

0

80

84

88

92

96

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04

08

12

16

20

Meteorological events

Hydrological events

Climatological events

40 bn euro, 2020 value

30

20

10

0

1980

82

84

86

88

90

92

94

96

98

00

02

04

06

08

10

12

14

16

18

20

Guardian graphic. Source: CATDAT of RiskLayer and the EUROSTAT structural indicators, based on the damage records. Note: Meteorological events: storms. Hydrological events: floods, mass movements. Climatological events: heatwaves, cold waves, droughts, forest fires. For the period 1980-2020, economic losses in EUR billion (in 2020 euros)