As of September 2023, earthquakes posed the greatest risk among the major natural disasters in Nepal, with a risk index score of 9.8 out of a maximum of ten points. In contrast, due to the country's geographic location, the risk index scores for tsunamis, tropical cyclones, and coastal flooding were zero.
Risk index of natural disasters in Nepal as of September 2023, by type
According to the source, at all levels of the INFORM model, a lower value (closer to 0) always represents a lower risk and a higher value (closer to 10) always represents a higher risk. Results are rounded to one decimal place.
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Inform. (September 15, 2023). Risk index of natural disasters in Nepal as of September 2023, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/921029/nepal-risk-index-for-natural-disasters/
Inform. "Risk index of natural disasters in Nepal as of September 2023, by type." Chart. September 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/921029/nepal-risk-index-for-natural-disasters/
Inform. (2023). Risk index of natural disasters in Nepal as of September 2023, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/921029/nepal-risk-index-for-natural-disasters/
Inform. "Risk Index of Natural Disasters in Nepal as of September 2023, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/921029/nepal-risk-index-for-natural-disasters/
Inform, Risk index of natural disasters in Nepal as of September 2023, by type Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/921029/nepal-risk-index-for-natural-disasters/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Risk index of natural disasters in Nepal as of September 2023, by type [Graph], Inform, September 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/921029/nepal-risk-index-for-natural-disasters/
