List of disasters by cost

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Disasters can have high costs associated with responding to and recovering from them. This page lists the estimated economic costs of relatively recent disasters.

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The costs of disasters vary considerably depending on a range of factors, such as the geographical location where they occur. When a large disaster occurs in a wealthy country, the financial damage may be large, but when a comparable disaster occurs in a poorer country, the actual financial damage may appear to be relatively small. This is in part due to the difficulty of measuring the financial damage in areas that lack insurance. For example, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, with a death toll of around 230,000 people, cost a 'mere' $15 billion, [1] whereas in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in which 11 people died, the damage was six times higher.

The most expensive disaster in human history is the Chernobyl disaster, costing an estimated $700 billion. [2] Chernobyl's circumstances make it a unique but particularly devastating situation that is unlikely to ever happen again. Estimations have only increased over time, with the recent figure coming from the release of new government data up to 2016. [2] Furthermore, the cost is expected to perpetually increase for several thousand years as cleanup operations and the economic impact of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone continue indefinitely. [3] The most expensive natural disaster is the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, costing an estimated $360 billion. [4]

Over $1 billion

This table lists disasters which are estimated to have an economic cost of at least 1 billion United States dollars without taking inflation into account.

List of disasters by cost
Cost ($billion)FatalitiesEventTypeYearNation(s)
ActualInflated to
(2023 unless
otherwise stated)
$2400 – 9000 [5] $2400 – $90005,545,000 in 2019 Usage of lead in gasoline and plumbing Lead poisoning1920s–presentGlobal
$700 [2] $900 30–500 Chernobyl disaster Contamination (Radioactive)1986 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union ( Flag of Ukraine.svg , Flag of Belarus.svg , Flag of Russia.svg )
$360 [6] [7] [4] $48819,759 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami + Fukushima nuclear disaster Undersea Megathrust Earthquake, Tsunami, Contamination (Radioactive)2011 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
$200 [8] $399.95,502 – 6,434 Great Hanshin earthquake Earthquake1995 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
$163.6 [9] [10] $16459,259 - 62,013 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake Earthquake2023West Asia (Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey, Flag of Syria.svg  Syria)
$148 [11] $20987,587 2008 Sichuan earthquake Earthquake2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
$125 [12] $1951,245 – 1,836 Hurricane Katrina Tropical cyclone2005 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$125 [12] $155107 Hurricane Harvey Tropical cyclone2017 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$113 [12] $127161 Hurricane Ian Tropical cyclone2022North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Cuba.svg , Flag of Venezuela.svg , others)
$105 [13] [14] $1246,511 2020 South Asian floods Flood2020South Asia ( Flag of India.svg , Flag of Pakistan.svg , Flag of Bangladesh.svg , others)
$91.6 [12] $1143,057 – 8,498 [15] Hurricane Maria Tropical cyclone2017North America ( Flag of Puerto Rico.svg , Flag of Dominica.svg , Flag of France.svg , others)
$75 [16] $84107 Hurricane Ida Tropical cyclone2021North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Cuba.svg , Flag of Venezuela.svg , others)
$70 [17] $82451 2019–20 Australian bushfire season Wildfire2019-20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
$68.7 [12] $91233 Hurricane Sandy Tropical cyclone2012North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Haiti.svg , Flag of Cuba.svg , others)
$64.8 [12] $81134 Hurricane Irma Tropical cyclone2017North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Sint Maarten.svg , Flag of France.svg , others)
$64 [18] $72243 2021 European floods Flood2021Europe ( Flag of Germany.svg , Flag of Belgium (civil).svg , Flag of Romania.svg , others)
$60 – $100 [19] $84 – $14011 Deepwater Horizon oil spill Contamination (Oil)2010 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$53.25 [20] $1315,000+ 1988–1990 North American drought Drought1988-89 Flag of the United States.svg United States, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
$49.6 – $56.1 [21] $65 – $73104 2012–2013 North American drought Drought2012-13 Flag of the United States.svg United States, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
$49 [22] $10157 1994 Northridge earthquake Earthquake1994 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$46 [23] $58273 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes Earthquake2016 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
$45.7 [24] $62815 2011 Thailand floods Flood2011 Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
$40 [25] $54185 2011 Christchurch earthquake Earthquake2011 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
$40 [26] $451,700 2022 Pakistan floods Flood2022 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
$38 [12] $54214 Hurricane Ike Tropical cyclone2008North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Haiti.svg , Flag of Cuba.svg , others)
$32 [27] [28] $38278 [29] 2020 China floods Flood2020 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
$28.4 [30] $28.4137 Typhoon Doksuri Tropical cyclone2023Southeast Asia (

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg , Flag of the Philippines.svg , Flag of the Republic of China.svg , others)

$28 [31] [32] $4568 2004 Chūetsu earthquake Earthquake2004 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
$27.4 [12] $4387 Hurricane Wilma Tropical cyclone2005North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Mexico.svg , Flag of Haiti.svg , others)
$27.3 [12] $59.365 Hurricane Andrew Tropical cyclone1992 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$26.5 [33] $26.5237 [34] [35] [36] [37] February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm Winter storm, Infrastructure failure (electric)2021North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Mexico.svg , Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg )
$26.1 [12] $42.1124 Hurricane Ivan Tropical cyclone2004North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Grenada.svg , Flag of Jamaica.svg , others)
$25.1 [38] $30.574 Hurricane Michael Tropical cyclone2018North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Cuba.svg , Flag of Honduras.svg , others)
$24.0 [21] $29.1103 2018 California wildfires Wildfire2018 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$22.3 [39] $30.2111 2011 Sikkim earthquake Earthquake2011Southern Asia ( Flag of India.svg , Flag of Nepal.svg , Flag of Bangladesh.svg , others)
$21.8 – $135 [40] $37.5 – $232.32,996 September 11 terrorist attacks Terror attack2001 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$21.1 [41] $224,361-20,000 Storm Daniel Tropical cyclone, Dam failure2023 Flag of Libya.svg Libya, Flag of Greece.svg Greece
$20 [42] $744,900 1980 Irpinia earthquake Earthquake1980 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
$20 [43] $20.824,501 2022 European heatwaves Heatwave2022Europe ( Flag of France.svg , Flag of Spain.svg , Flag of Germany.svg , others)
$19.2$32.5110 2002 European floods Flood2002Central Europe ( Flag of the Czech Republic.svg , Flag of Germany.svg , Flag of Austria.svg , others)
$19.1 [27] [44] $22.577 Hurricane Laura Tropical cyclone2020North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg , Flag of Haiti.svg , others)
$18.6 (official estimated)
[ citation needed ]
$20.9398 (official confirmed) 2021 Henan floods Flood2021 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
$18.5 [12] $28.997 – 125 Hurricane Rita Tropical cyclone2005 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$17.9 (official estimated)
[ citation needed ]
$21.3108 (official confirmed) Typhoon Hagibis Tropical cyclone2019 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
$17.6 (estimated) [45] $17.6 (2024)339 2024 Noto earthquake Earthquake2024 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
$17.6 [46] $32.2140 Cyclone Lothar European windstorm1999Western Europe ( Flag of France.svg , Flag of Germany.svg , Flag of Italy.svg , others)
$16.9 [12] $27.335 Hurricane Charley Tropical cyclone2004North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Jamaica.svg , Flag of Cuba.svg )
$16.0 [47] $22.7308 2009 L'Aquila earthquake Earthquake2009 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
$16.0 [48] $17≥52 Hurricane Otis Tropical cyclone2023 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
$15.8 [49] $2127 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes Earthquake2012 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
$15.1 [50] [51] $19.2603 Hurricane Matthew Tropical cyclone2016North America ( Flag of Haiti.svg , Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Cuba.svg , others)
$15 – $20 [52] $31.6 – $42.247 Great Flood of 1993 Flood1993 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$15.0 [53] $35197 Cyclones Daria, Vivian, and Wiebke European windstorm1990Western Europe ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg , Flag of Germany.svg , Flag of France.svg , others)
$15 [1] $24.2230,000 – 280,000 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Earthquake, Tsunami2004Southeast Asia ( Flag of Indonesia.svg , Flag of Sri Lanka.svg , Flag of India.svg , others)
$15.0 [54] [55] $18.644 October 2017 Northern California wildfires Wildfire2017 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$15 – $30 [56] $21 – $41.9525 2010 Chile earthquake Earthquake2010Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
$15 [57] $17.7218 2020 Beirut explosion Ammonium nitrate explosion2020 Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
$14.2 [12] $19.258 Hurricane Irene Tropical cyclone2011North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Puerto Rico.svg , Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg , others)
$13 – $14 [58] [27] $15.3 – $16.5128 [59] Cyclone Amphan Tropical cyclone2020Eastern South Asia ( Flag of Bangladesh.svg , Flag of Bhutan.svg , Flag of India.svg , others)
$12.9 [60] $18.3138,366 Cyclone Nargis Tropical cyclone2008 Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar
$12.7 [61] $16.3130 November 2015 Paris attacks Terror attack2015 Flag of France.svg France
$11.5 [62] $13.54 [62] August 2020 Midwest derecho Derecho2020Flag of the United States.svg  United States
$11 [63] $1117 2023 Emilia-Romagna floods Flood2023 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
$10.4 [64] $13.612 Typhoon Fitow Tropical cyclone2013 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
$10.2 [21] $13.8348 2011 Super Outbreak + Hackleburg–Phil Campbell and Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornadoes Tornado outbreak2011 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$10 – $15 [65] $12.7 – $1913 2016 Louisiana floods Flood2016 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$10 [21] $371,700 – 10,000 1980 United States heat wave Drought1980 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$10 [66] $22.464 Typhoon Mireille Tropical cyclone1991 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
$10 [67] $12.98,964 April 2015 Nepal earthquake Earthquake2015 Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal
$10 [53] $14.744 Cyclone Kyrill European windstorm2007Western Europe ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg , Flag of France.svg , Flag of Germany.svg , others)
$10 [21] $14.216 June 2008 Midwest floods Flood2008 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$10 [21] $53.5242,419-655,000 1976 Tangshan earthquake Earthquake1976 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
$9.86 (official estimated)
[ citation needed ]
$11.8238 (official confirmed) 2018 Japan floods Flood2018 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
$9.8 [12] [68] [69] [70] $15.850 Hurricane Frances Tropical cyclone2004North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of the Bahamas.svg )
$9.5 [12] $23.460 Hurricane Hugo Tropical cyclone1989North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Puerto Rico.svg , Flag of France.svg , others)
$9.5 [71] [72] $12.12 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire Wildfire2016 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
$9.4 [12] $17.6604 Hurricane Georges Tropical cyclone1998North America ( Flag of Puerto Rico.svg , Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg , others)
$9 [73] $14.528 Typhoon Songda Tropical cyclone2004 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
$8.8 [74] $9.24 2022 Fukushima earthquake Earthquake2022 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
$8.5 [75] $15.517,127-18,373 1999 İzmit earthquake Earthquake1999 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
$8.5 [12] $14.655 Tropical Storm Allison Tropical cyclone2001 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$8.4 [76] $8.411 Cyclone Gabrielle Tropical cyclone2023 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
$8.3 [12] $11.7153 Hurricane Gustav Tropical cyclone2008North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Cuba.svg , Flag of Haiti.svg , others)
$8.1 – $14 [77] [78] $11.3 – $19.6100,000 – 220,000 2010 Haiti earthquake Earthquake2010 Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti
$8 [79] $18.745,000 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake Earthquake1990 Flag of Iran.svg Iran
$7.9 [12] $12.73,035 Hurricane Jeanne Tropical cyclone2004North America ( Flag of Haiti.svg , Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg , others)
$7.9 [27] $9.3211 Hurricane Eta Tropical cyclone2020North America ( Flag of Honduras.svg , Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Guatemala.svg , others)
$7.8 [80] $7.8 (2024)84+ Cyclone Remal Tropical cyclone2024Southern Asia ( Flag of India.svg , Flag of Bangladesh.svg , Flag of Myanmar.svg )
$7.3 [62] $8.65 [62] Hurricane Sally Tropical cyclone2020Flag of the United States.svg  United States
$7.3 [81] $7.331 Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–27, 2024 Tornado outbreak2024 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$7.13 [82] $9.2196 Typhoon Rammasun Tropical cyclone2014Southeast Asia ( Flag of the Philippines.svg , Flag of Vietnam.svg , Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg , others)
$7 [83] $72,960 2023 Al Haouz earthquake Earthquake2023 Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
$7 [84] $17.20 Exxon Valdez oil spill Contamination (Oil)1989North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg )
$6.5 [12] $11.974 Hurricane Floyd Tropical cyclone1999North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of the Bahamas.svg , Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg )
$6.4 [85] $10.67 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster Space flight accident2003 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$6.3 [17] $8.9173 Black Saturday bushfires Wildfire2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
$6.2 [86] $7.7630 2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake Earthquake2017 Flag of Iran.svg Iran, Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
$6.2 [87] $8.8789 Typhoon Morakot Tropical cyclone2009Southeast Asia ( Flag of the Republic of China.svg , Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg , Flag of the Philippines.svg , others)
$6.2 [88] $6.2 (2024)64 Hurricane Beryl Tropical cyclone2024Caribbean basin ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Grenada.svg , Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg , Flag of Venezuela.svg , others)
$6.1 [12] $11.411,374+ Hurricane Mitch Tropical cyclone1998North America ( Flag of Honduras.svg , Flag of Nicaragua.svg , Flag of Guatemala.svg , others)
$6.1 [53] $8.575 Cyclone Xynthia European windstorm2010Western Europe ( Flag of France.svg , Flag of Spain.svg , Flag of Portugal.svg , others)
$6.1 [81] $6.16 Tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024 Tornado outbreak2024 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$6 [89] $10.675 Typhoon Prapiroon Tropical cyclone2000Northeast Asia ( Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg , Flag of South Korea.svg , Flag of Japan.svg , others)
$6 [90] $9.911 Northeast blackout of 2003 Infrastructure failure (electric)2003 Flag of the United States.svg United States, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
$6 [53] $8.526 Cyclone Klaus European windstorm2009Southeastern Europe ( Flag of France.svg , Flag of Spain.svg , Flag of Italy.svg , others)
$6 [91] $7.85 2013 Alberta floods Flood2013 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
$5.7 [92] $633 Tornado outbreak of March 31–April 1, 2023 Tornado outbreak 2023 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$5.5 [53] $8.624 Cyclone Gudrun European windstorm2005North Europe ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg , Flag of Denmark.svg , Flag of Sweden.svg , others)
$5.5 [12] $9.151 Hurricane Isabel Tropical cyclone2003 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$5.5 [93] $11.6270 [93] 1993 Storm of the Century Winter storm1993Flag of the United States.svg  United States
$5.5 [94] $5.5102 2023 Hawaii wildfires Wildfire2023 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$5.2 [95] $8.186,000 – 87,351 2005 Kashmir earthquake Earthquake2005Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan, Flag of India.svg  India
$5.2 [96] 19.25,000 1980 El Asnam earthquake Earthquake1980 Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
$5.1 [97] [98] [99] $6.184 [98] [99] Hurricane Dorian Tropical cyclone2019North America ( Flag of the Bahamas.svg , Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg , others)
$5 [100] $14.210,000 – 35,000 1985 Mexico City earthquake Earthquake1985 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
$5 [101] $9.7284 – 590 Typhoon Herb Tropical cyclone1996East Asia ( Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg , Flag of the Republic of China.svg , Flag of Japan.svg )
$5 [102] $65 [102] Tropical Storm Imelda Tropical cyclone2019Flag of the United States.svg  United States
$4.7 [12] $9.463 Hurricane Opal Tropical cyclone1995North America ( Flag of Mexico.svg , Flag of Guatemala.svg , Flag of the United States.svg , others)
$4.6 [103] [104] [105] $66,329 – 7,403 Typhoon Haiyan Tropical cyclone2013Southeast Asia ( Flag of the Philippines.svg , Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg , Flag of the Republic of China.svg , others)
$4.5 [106] $8.5114 1997 Central European flood Flood1997Central Europe

( Flag of the Czech Republic.svg , Flag of Poland.svg , Flag of Germany.svg )

$4.4 [107] $6.578 Cyclone Gonu Tropical cyclone2007 Flag of Oman.svg Oman
$4.2 [108] $7.7143 1999 Athens earthquake Earthquake1999 Flag of Greece.svg Greece
$4.2 [109] $5.5123 Hurricane Manuel Tropical cyclone2013 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
$4.1 [21] $6.842 Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2003 Tornado2003 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$4 [53] $10.722 Great Storm of 1987 European windstorm1987Western Europe ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg , Flag of France.svg , Flag of Spain.svg , others)
$3.9 [110] $6.11,673 Hurricane Stan Tropical cyclone2005Central America ( Flag of Guatemala.svg , Flag of Mexico.svg , Flag of El Salvador.svg , others)
$3.9 [111] $4.490 Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021 Tornado2021 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$3.7 [112] $3.7 (2024)181 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods Flood2024 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil, Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
$3.6 [113] $4.67 Cyclone Yasi Tropical cyclone2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
$3.2 [114] $8.97 [115] Space Shuttle Challenger disaster Space flight accident1986 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$3.1 [12] $6.76 Hurricane Iniki Tropical cyclone1992 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$3.0 [12] $7.7318 Hurricane Gilbert Tropical cyclone1988North America ( Flag of Mexico.svg , Flag of Jamaica.svg , Flag of Haiti.svg , others)
$2.9 [21] $3.822 June 2012 North American derecho Derecho2012 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$2.9 [21] $3.53 2019 Midwestern U.S. floods Flood2019 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$2.8 [116] $3.8158 2011 Joplin tornado Tornado2011 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$2.68 [117] $4.629 AZF chemical plant explosion Explosion2001 Flag of France.svg France
$2.5 [21] $38 Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2019 Tornado2019 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$2.5 [21] $3.12 2017 Montana wildfires Drought, Wildfire2017 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$2.5 [21] $3.10 2017 Minneapolis hailstorm Hailstorm2017 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$2.2 [21] $2.70 2017 Denver hailstorm Hailstorm2017 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$2.2 [118] $2.2463-564 Cyclone Mocha Tropical cyclone2023Southern Asia ( Flag of Myanmar.svg , Flag of Bangladesh.svg , Flag of India.svg , Flag of Sri Lanka.svg , others)
$2.1 [21] $2.60 Tornado outbreak of March 6–7, 2017 Tornado2017 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$2 [119] $2.733 Costa Concordia disaster Maritime disaster2012 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
$2 – $4 [120] $2.5 – $5370 2017 Central Mexico earthquake Earthquake2017 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
$2 [121] $2 (2024)10 Hurricane Debby Tropical cyclone2024North America and Antiles ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg , Flag of the Bahamas.svg , others)
$2 [122] $2.626 2013 Moore tornado Tornado2013 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$1.8 [123] $11.18,210 Hurricane Fifi–Orlene Tropical cyclone1974Central America ( Flag of Honduras.svg , Flag of Guatemala.svg , Flag of Belize.svg , others)
$1.8 [124] $2.436 [124] 2011 Groundhog Day blizzard Winter storm2011North America ( Flag of the United States.svg , Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg , Flag of Mexico.svg )
$1.7 [125] $5.8165 Piper Alpha explosionExplosion (oil rig)1988 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
$1.6 [126] $1.82,248 2021 Haiti earthquake Earthquake2021 Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti
$1.55 [127] $1.80 2019 Dallas tornado Tornado2019 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$1.418 [128] [129] $1.75 2020 Nashville tornado Tornado2020 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$1.4 [130] $1.844 Cyclone Winston Tropical cyclone2016 Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
$1.3 [131] $1.51 2021 Fukushima earthquake Earthquake2021 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
$1.3 [132] $2.79,748 1993 Latur earthquake Earthquake1993 Flag of India.svg India
$1.24 – $2 [133] $2.1 – $3.315 Cedar Fire Wildfire2003 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$1.2 – $1.4 [134] [27] [135] $1.4 – $1.60 2020 Calgary hailstorm Hailstorm2020 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
$1.217 [136] $11.8266 1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak Tornado outbreak1965 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$1.2 [81] $1.28 2024 Houston derecho Derecho2024 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$1.1 [137] $1.51,901 Typhoon Bopha Tropical cyclone2012 Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
$1.1 [138] $4.60 Three Mile Island accident Contamination (Radiation)1979 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$1.1 [139] $4.157 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens Volcano eruption, Subsequent landslides and mudslides1980 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$1.1 [140] $1.10 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment Contamination (Hazardous materials)2023 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$1.08 (official estimated)
[ citation needed ]
$1.4173 (official confirmed) 2015 Tianjin explosions Explosion2015 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
$1.07 (official estimated)
[ citation needed ]
$11.25,098 (official confirmed) Typhoon Vera Tropical cyclone1959 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
$1 [141] $1.4921 Typhoon Ketsana Tropical cyclone2009Southeast Asia ( Flag of the Philippines.svg , Flag of Vietnam.svg , Flag of Cambodia.svg , Flag of Laos.svg )
$1 [142] $2.822,540 Armero tragedy Volcano eruption, Mudslides1985 Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
$1$1.198 Surfside condominium collapse Structure failure2021 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$1 [143] $4.750 1978 Thessaloniki earthquake Earthquake1978 Flag of Greece.svg Greece, Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia, Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
$1 [144] $2.71,000-5,000 1987 Ecuador earthquakes Earthquake1987 Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
$1 [145] $1.8845-894 1999 Düzce earthquake Earthquake1999 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
$1 [122] $1.841 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado Tornado1999 Flag of the United States.svg United States

Under $1 billion

This table lists notable disasters which are estimated to have an economic cost of less than 1 billion United States dollars without taking inflation into account. This includes historical disasters, such as the Great Chicago Fire, which would surpass the value of $1 billion in modern currency.

Note: All damage figures are listed in millions of United States dollars.

List of disasters by cost
CostFatalitiesEventTypeYearNation
$Million$Million (2023)
$935 [146] [147] $12233 2013 Washington, Illinois tornado Tornado2013 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$922 [148] $117114 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires Wildfire2016 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$910 (official estimated)[ citation needed ]$11045007 (official confirmed) 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami Earthquake and tsunami2018 Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
$500 – $600 [149] $3089 – $370771 Cyclone Tracy Tropical cyclone1974 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
$700 [150] $1566800 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption Volcano1991 Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
$700 [151] $9481 2011 Slave Lake wildfire Wildfire2011 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
$600 [152] $3707335 1974 Super Outbreak + Xenia tornado Tornado outbreak1974 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg United States and Canada
$483 [153] [154] [155] - $543 [156] $710 - 79813 I-35W Mississippi River Bridge collapseStructure failure2007 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$500 [157] $146617 1984 Romeoville petroleum refinery disaster Explosion1984 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$370 [158] $7190 Ariane 5 Flight 501 Space flight accident1996 Flag of France.svg French Guiana
$350 [159] $17601 New York City blackout of 1977 Infrastructure failure (electric)1977 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$328 [160] $6000 Mars Climate Orbiter & Mars Polar Lander Space flight accident1999 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$273 [161] $3470 Hitomi breakupSpace flight accident2016 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
$222 [162] $5646300 Great Chicago Fire Fire1871 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$118 [163] $1840 CryoSat-1 Space flight accident2005 Flag of Russia.svg Russia
$25 [164] [165] $789.31,490 – 1,635 Sinking of the Titanic Shipwreck1912 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
$18.1 [166] $1820 Mariner 1 Space flight accident1962 Flag of the United States.svg United States
$250 [167] [168] $284790 1953 Worcester tornado Tornado1953 Flag of the United States.svg United States

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Tropical cyclones regularly affect the coastlines of most of Earth's major bodies of water along the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. Also known as hurricanes, typhoons, or other names, tropical cyclones have caused significant destruction and loss of human life, resulting in about 2 million deaths since the 19th century. Powerful cyclones that make landfall – moving from the ocean to over land – are some of the most impactful, although that is not always the case. An average of 86 tropical cyclones of tropical storm intensity form annually worldwide, with 47 reaching hurricane/typhoon strength, and 20 becoming intense tropical cyclones, super typhoons, or major hurricanes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hurricane Zeta</span> Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 2020

Hurricane Zeta was a late-season major hurricane in 2020 that made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula and then in southeastern Louisiana, the latest on record to do so at such strength in the United States. Zeta was the record-tying sixth hurricane of the year to make landfall in the United States. The twenty-seventh named storm, twelfth hurricane and fifth major hurricane of the extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, Zeta formed from a broad area of low pressure that formed in the western Caribbean Sea on October 19. After battling wind shear, the quasi-stationary low organized into Tropical Depression Twenty-Eight on October 24. The system strengthened into Tropical Storm Zeta early on October 25 before becoming a hurricane the next day as it began to move northwestward. Hurricane Zeta made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula late on October 26 and weakened while inland to a tropical storm, before moving off the northern coast of the peninsula on October 27. After weakening due to dry air entrainment, Zeta reorganized and became a hurricane again, and eventually a Category 2 hurricane, as it turned northeastward approaching the United States Gulf Coast on October 28. It continued to strengthen until it reached its peak intensity as a major Category 3 hurricane with 115-mile-per-hour (185 km/h) sustained winds and a minimum pressure of 970 mbar (28.64 inHg) as it made landfall at Cocodrie, Louisiana, that evening. Zeta continued on through Mississippi and parts of Alabama with hurricane-force winds. Zeta gradually weakened as it accelerated northeastward, and became post-tropical on October 29, as it moved through central Virginia, dissipating shortly afterwards off the coast of New Jersey. After bringing accumulating snow to parts of New England, the extratropical low-pressure system carrying Zeta's remnant energy impacted the United Kingdom on November 1 and 2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weather of 2021</span>

The following is a list of weather events that occurred in 2021. The year began with La Niña conditions. There were several natural disasters around the world from various types of weather, including blizzards, cold waves, droughts, heat waves, tornadoes, and tropical cyclones. In December, powerful Typhoon Rai moved through the southern Philippines, killing 410 people and becoming the deadliest single weather event of the year. The costliest event of the year, and the costliest natural disaster on record in the United States, was from a North American cold wave in February 2021, which caused $196.4 billion (USD) in damage; the freezing temperatures and widespread power outages in Texas killed hundreds of people. Another significant natural disaster was Hurricane Ida, which struck southeastern Louisiana and later flooded the Northeastern United States, resulting in $70 billion (USD) in damage. December saw two record-breaking tornado outbreaks, only four days apart from each other. In Europe, the European Severe Storms Laboratory documented 1,482 weather-related injuries and 568 weather-related fatalities. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration documented 796 weather-related fatalities and at least 1,327 weather-related injuries in the United States and the territories of the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tropical Storm Fred (2021)</span> Atlantic tropical storm in 2021

Tropical Storm Fred was a strong tropical storm which affected much of the Greater Antilles and the Southeastern United States in August 2021. The sixth tropical storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, Fred originated from a tropical wave first noted by the National Hurricane Center on August 4. As the wave drifted westward, advisories were initiated on the wave as a potential tropical cyclone by August 9 as it was approaching the Leeward Islands. Entering the Eastern Caribbean Sea after a close pass to Dominica by the next day, the potential tropical cyclone continued northwestward. By August 11, the disturbance had formed into Tropical Storm Fred just south of Puerto Rico, shortly before hitting the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola later that day. The storm proceeded to weaken to a tropical depression over the highly mountainous island, before emerging north of the Windward Passage on August 12. The disorganized tropical depression turned to the west and made a second landfall in Northern Cuba on August 13. After having its circulation continuously disrupted by land interaction and wind shear, the storm degenerated into a tropical wave as it was turning northward near the western tip of Cuba the following day. Continuing north, the remnants of Fred quickly re-organized over the Gulf of Mexico, regenerating into a tropical storm by August 15. Fred continued towards the Florida Panhandle and swiftly intensified to a strong 65 mph (105 km/h) tropical storm before making landfall late on August 16 and moving into the state of Georgia. Afterward, Fred continued moving north-northeastward, before degenerating into an extratropical low on August 18. Fred's remnants later turned eastward, and the storm's remnants dissipated on August 20, near the coast of Massachusetts.

The following is a list of weather events in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weather of 2018</span>

The following is a list of weather events that occurred in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weather of 2017</span>

The following is a list of weather events that occurred in 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weather of 2004</span>

The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2004. There were several natural disasters around the world from various types of weather, including blizzards, cold waves, droughts, heat waves, tornadoes, and tropical cyclones. The deadliest disaster was Hurricane Jeanne, which killed more than 3,000 people when it struck Hispaniola, mostly in Haiti. This was just four months after flooding in Hispaniola killed 2,665 people. Jeanne was also the fourth hurricane to strike the United States in the year, following Charley, Frances, and Ivan. Ivan was the costliest natural disaster of the year, causing US$26.1 billion in damage in the Caribbean and the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weather of 2014</span>

The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2014. There were several natural disasters around the world from various types of weather, including blizzards, cold waves, droughts, heat waves, tornadoes, and tropical cyclones. In September, floods in India and Pakistan killed 557 people. The costliest single event was Typhoon Rammasun, which killed 225 people and left over US$8 billion in damage when it moved through the Philippines, China, and Vietnam.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weather of 2015</span>

The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in 2015. There were several natural disasters around the world from various types of weather, including blizzards, cold waves, droughts, heat waves, tornadoes, and tropical cyclones.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weather of 2011</span>

The following is a list of weather events that occurred in 2011. The year began with La Niña conditions. There were several natural disasters around the world from various types of weather, including blizzards, cold waves, droughts, heat waves, tornadoes, and tropical cyclones.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weather of 2001</span> Weather events in the year 2001

The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2001. There were several natural disasters around the world from various types of weather, including tornadoes, floods and tropical cyclones. The deadliest disaster was Typhoon Lingling in November, which caused 379 fatalities. The costliest event of the year was Hurricane Michelle, which caused $2.43 billion in damages.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weather of 2000</span>

The following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2000. There were several natural disasters around the world from various types of weather, including floods, droughts, heat waves, tornadoes, and tropical cyclones. The deadliest disaster were the 2000 Mozambique Floods which killed 800 people, and the costliest event of the year was Typhoon Saomai, which caused $6.3 billion in damages.

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