Magazine date:
Dec 2022 
The British organization Christian Aid has published its annual ranking of the ten most costly natural catastrophes in 2022.
According to the study, the damages caused by meteorological events could cost insurers more than 168 billion USD (excluding the US winter storm in late December 2022).
The report only addresses the amount of insured losses, which means that the actual economic costs are likely to be much higher.
The December 2022 US winter storm could further burden the entire insurance market.
List of the ten costliest natural disasters in 2022
In billions USD
| Date | Nature of the event | Place | Claim cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| From 23 September to 2 October | Hurricane Ian | United States, Cuba | 100 |
| From June to September | Drought | Europe | 20 |
| From June to September | Floods | China | 12.3 |
| Throughout the year | Drought | China | 8.4 |
| From 23 February to 31 March | Floods | Australia | 7.5 |
| From 14 June to September | Floods | Pakistan | 5.6 |
| From 14 to 19 February | Storm Eunice | Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland and United Kingdom | 4.3 |
| Throughout the year | Drought | Brazil | 4 |
| From 8 to 15 April | Floods | South Africa | 3 |
| From 14 to 28 September | Hurricane Fiona | The Caribbean, Canada | 3 |
| Total | - | - | 168.1 |
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