This statistic shows the share of people displaced worldwide from 2008 to 2014, by disaster type. In 2014, 91 percent of people worldwide who were displaced due to a disaster were displaced due to a weather-related disaster.
Share of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2014, by disaster type
Geophysical disasters include earthquakes, mass movements, and volcanic activity. Weather disasters include storms, extreme temperatures, floods, landslides, wave action, droughts, and wildfires.
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FAO. (September 11, 2018). Share of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2014, by disaster type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/987164/share-people-displaced-disasters-worldwide-type/
FAO. "Share of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2014, by disaster type." Chart. September 11, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/987164/share-people-displaced-disasters-worldwide-type/
FAO. (2018). Share of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2014, by disaster type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/987164/share-people-displaced-disasters-worldwide-type/
FAO. "Share of People Displaced Worldwide by Disasters from 2008 to 2014, by Disaster Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/987164/share-people-displaced-disasters-worldwide-type/
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Share of people displaced worldwide by disasters from 2008 to 2014, by disaster type [Graph], FAO, September 11, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/987164/share-people-displaced-disasters-worldwide-type/