23/05/2026
💸 In 2025, the Americas recorded the greatest economic losses from disasters of any region – US$110.6 billion, or 65.2% of the global total of US$169.7 billion.
The latest EM-DAT data from CRED - Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters maps where disaster economic losses fell hardest in 2025:
🌎 Americas: US$110.6B — 65.2% of the global total
🌏 Asia: US$53.6B (31.6%) | Europe: US$0.6B (0.4%)
🔥 Wildfires cost US$53.9B — against a 2005–2024 annual average of US$6.8B
🌀 Storms were the most expensive hazard type, costing US$63.1B 🌊 Floods: US$28.7B
However, these figures reflect where high-value assets are concentrated — and where insurance industry data is available. They do not capture the full costs borne by lower-income countries, uninsured communities, or the long-term setbacks to development that rarely appear in loss accounting.
The EM-DAT data is based on reporting that skews toward large-scale events in data-rich settings. Comprehensive loss data — especially from poorer regions — remains essential to understanding where disaster risk truly falls.
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