Economic losses resulting from flooding events in the European Union amounted to 25.7 billion euros in 2023. Just two years earlier, figures had reached a new record high, with costs adding up to more than 48 billion euros. Prior to that, the highest annual loss was recorded in 2002, at some 39 billion euros. Since 1980, economic losses from this type of event have amounted to over 325 billion euros.
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Economic losses caused by floods in the European Union from 1980 to 2023
(in billion euros)
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EEA. (October 14, 2024). Economic losses caused by floods in the European Union from 1980 to 2023 (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340822/eu-european-union-economic-losses-hydrological-events/
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Economic losses caused by floods in the European Union from 1980 to 2023 (in billion euros) [Graph], EEA, October 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340822/eu-european-union-economic-losses-hydrological-events/
