Between 1980 and 2021, extreme events related to climate change in EU-27 resulted in an economic loss of EUR 560 billion, of which EUR 56.6 billion from 2021. Climate extremes are becoming more common. Without further action, even greater economic damage is expected in the future. This trend is also noticeable in Slovenia. The difference between the period 1980-2015 and 1980-2021 is as much as € 2,38 billion. In comparison to the previous period 1980-2020, the difference is € 1,01 billion. With a purpose of adaptation, the EU has adopted a climate strategy aimed at building resilience and ensuring that Europe is well prepared to manage risks and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
EEA, 2023
Total Losses[million €] | Insured losses [million €] | |
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1980-2021 | 3848 | 3082 |
1980 - 2020 | 3747 | 1603 |
1980 - 2019 | 1819 | 226 |
1980 - 2017 | 1690 | 203 |
1980 - 2016 | 1630 | 200 |
1980 - 2015 | 1470 | 188 |
EEA, 2023
Loss per sq. km [€] | Loss per capita [€] | |
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1980 - 2015 | 73800 | 726 |
1980 - 2016 | 81700 | 804 |
1980 - 2017 | 84600 | 834 |
1980 - 2019 | 89750 | 909 |
1980 - 2020 | 184825 | 1870 |
1980 - 2021 | 189819 | 1918 |
EEA, 2023
Losses [million €] | |
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Germany | 150519 |
France | 106278 |
Italy | 91578 |
Spain | 64864 |
Switzerland | 16795 |
Poland | 16362 |
Czechia | 15344 |
Romania | 14614 |
Portugal | 13662 |
Belgium | 13067 |
Austria | 12382 |
Greece | 11180 |
Netherlands | 10117 |
Denmark | 8406 |
Hungary | 6194 |
Türkiye | 4929 |
Bulgaria | 4036 |
Slovenia | 3848 |
Sweden | 3704 |
Ireland | 2998 |
Croatia | 2956 |
Finland | 2173 |
Norway | 2036 |
Slovakia | 1566 |
Lithuania | 1452 |
Latvia | 1049 |
Luxembourg | 809 |
Cyprus | 397 |
Estonia | 263 |
Malta | 51 |
Iceland | 22 |
Liechtenstein | 1 |
EEA, 2023
For the purposes of this indicator, weather and climate-related extreme events are defined as meteorological events (storms), hydrological events (floods, mass movements) and climatological events (heatwaves, cold waves, droughts, forest fires).
Total economic damages, in million euros (2021 values), are based on records from the CATDAT provided by RiskLayer (dataset url is not available)) and Eurostat structural indicators.
Climatological events[EUR million (2019 values)] | Hydrological events[EUR million (2019 values)] | Meteorological events[EUR million (2019 values)] | |
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1980 | 3.36 | 2.65 | 0.02 |
1981 | 3.50 | 1.38 | 1.02 |
1982 | 4.62 | 4.53 | 0.01 |
1983 | 0.46 | 17.73 | 0.22 |
1984 | 0 | 0.93 | 6.80 |
1985 | 1.77 | 1.36 | 0.02 |
1986 | 2.46 | 0.42 | 0.25 |
1987 | 1.22 | 6.81 | 7.14 |
1988 | 0 | 1.03 | 0.30 |
1989 | 2.42 | 0.83 | 1.52 |
1990 | 11.18 | 2.09 | 14.71 |
1991 | 1.27 | 1.11 | 0.08 |
1992 | 3.15 | 2.79 | 0.77 |
1993 | 0 | 2.98 | 1.72 |
1994 | 0.07 | 17.54 | 1.25 |
1995 | 1.16 | 1.28 | 2.90 |
1996 | 0.63 | 2.33 | 0.36 |
1997 | 1.48 | 11.25 | 0.22 |
1998 | 2.20 | 1.96 | 0.85 |
1999 | 4.66 | 4.26 | 24.57 |
2000 | 2.64 | 16.06 | 0.72 |
2001 | 0.02 | 2.62 | 1.59 |
2002 | 0.34 | 34.74 | 4.90 |
2003 | 20.08 | 4.07 | 0.41 |
2004 | 1.46 | 0.49 | 2.19 |
2005 | 6.73 | 6.87 | 4.87 |
2006 | 1.03 | 0.89 | 1.77 |
2007 | 1.54 | 0.71 | 7.84 |
2008 | 0.25 | 1.54 | 3.42 |
2009 | 0.37 | 1.39 | 5.96 |
2010 | 0.12 | 11.27 | 5.97 |
2011 | 0.79 | 4.29 | 1.32 |
2012 | 1.40 | 0.81 | 1.61 |
2013 | 0.01 | 11.69 | 11.49 |
2014 | 0.12 | 5.21 | 6.70 |
2015 | 3.06 | 3.84 | 3.38 |
2016 | 1.17 | 7.10 | 1.54 |
2017 | 16.23 | 2.20 | 9.98 |
2018 | 6.48 | 1.75 | 14.38 |
2019 | 7.73 | 8.36 | 7.75 |
2020 | 1.63 | 3.43 | 7.41 |
2021 | 0.58 | 43.18 | 12.76 |