Three of the ten costliest tropical cyclones recorded since 1900 occurred in 2017. That year, cyclones Harvey and Irma, which hit the U.S., and Maria, which hit Puerto Rico, resulted combined in roughly 365 billion U.S. dollars worth of economic damage. Hurricane Katrina was the largest tropical cyclone recorded in terms of economic losses, at over 196 billion dollars.
Largest tropical cyclones worldwide from 1900 to 2023, by economic losses
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Aon. (January 31, 2024). Largest tropical cyclones worldwide from 1900 to 2023, by economic losses (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1297538/global-leading-tropical-cyclones-economic-loss/
Aon. "Largest tropical cyclones worldwide from 1900 to 2023, by economic losses (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1297538/global-leading-tropical-cyclones-economic-loss/
Aon. (2024). Largest tropical cyclones worldwide from 1900 to 2023, by economic losses (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1297538/global-leading-tropical-cyclones-economic-loss/
Aon. "Largest Tropical Cyclones Worldwide from 1900 to 2023, by Economic Losses (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1297538/global-leading-tropical-cyclones-economic-loss/
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