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Lebanon - Disaster Statistics

Data related to human and economic losses from disasters that have occurred between 1983 and 2007.

Please see also Risk profile

Natural Disasters from 1983 - 2007


Overview

No of events: 6
No of people killed: 46
Average killed per year: 2
No of people affected: 123,125
Average affected per year: 4,925
Ecomomic Damage (US$ X 1,000): 165,000
Ecomomic Damage per year (US$ X 1,000): 6,600


Natural Disaster Occurence Reported



Average Disaster Per Year

Drought: ...
Earthquake*: ...
Epidemic: ...
Extreme temp: ...
Flood: 0.08
Insect infestation: ...
Mass mov. dry: 0.04
Mass mov. wet: ...
Volcano: ...
Storm: 0.08
Wildfire: 0.04




Top 10 Natural Disasters Reported


Affected People

Disaster Date Affected (no. of people)
Storm 1992 104,075
Flood 2003 17,000
Flood 1987 1,500
Storm 2002 500
Wildfire 2007 50
Mass Movement Dry 1983 0

Killed People

Disaster Date Killed (no. of people)
Storm 1992 25
Mass Movement Dry 1983 20
Wildfire 2007 1
Flood 1987 0
Storm 2002 0
Flood 2003 0

Economic Damages

Disaster Date Cost (US$ X 1,000)
Storm 1992 155,000
Flood 1987 10,000
Mass Movement Dry 1983 0
Storm 2002 0
Flood 2003 0
Wildfire 2007 0



Statistics Per Event


Killed People

Drought: ...
Earthquake*: ...
Epidemic: ...
Extreme temp: ...
Flood: ...
Insect infestation: ...
Mass mov. dry: 20.00
Mass mov. wet: ...
Volcano: ...
Storm: 12.50
Wildfire: 1.00

Affected People

Drought: ...
Earthquake*: ...
Epidemic: ...
Extreme temp: ...
Flood: 9,250.00
Insect infestation: ...
Mass mov. dry: ...
Mass mov. wet: ...
Volcano: ...
Storm: 52,287.50
Wildfire: 50.00

Economic Damages

Drought: ...
Earthquake*: ...
Epidemic: ...
Extreme temp: ...
Flood: 5,000.00
Insect infestation: ...
Mass mov. dry: ...
Mass mov. wet: ...
Volcano: ...
Storm: 77,500.00
Wildfire: ...


Statistics By Disasters Type





*: Including tsunami


More information and data on: www.emdat.be/

Source of data: "EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Bel."
Data version: v11.08

Data displayed does not imply national endorsement