India second most global warming-affected in the world

To combat the effects of climate change and the vast rise in natural disasters over the past 50 years, nearly 200 countries agreed to the ‘Glasgow Climate Pact’ at the 26th global United Nations climate summit (COP26) in November 2021

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From earthquakes to excessive floods, extreme and unpredictable natural hazards impact every country around the world. To combat the effects of climate change and the vast rise in natural disasters over the past 50 years, nearly 200 countries agreed to the “Glasgow Climate Pact” at the 26th global United Nations climate summit (COP26) in November 2021.

Interested by this, Uswitch.com/gas-electricity sought to find out which country was the most affected by global warming, based on the occurrence of natural hazards. By analysing historical global data of over 15,000 disasters from 1902-2021, they created a points-based index to determine the countries most likely to suffer from natural hazards. The index consists of the following factors: total number of disasters experienced, number of affected people, fatalities, and monetary cost of damage. 

This research is part of a larger study into the most dangerous countries to live in based on natural disasters from around the world (https://www.uswitch.com/gas-electricity/global-warming-and-natural-disasters/)

The top 15 countries affected most by global warming:

China is the country most affected by global warming, scoring 9.98 out of 10. The country ranks first for both total number of people affected (3,304,765,752) and total fatalities (over 12.5 million). From 1902 to November 2021, the country was impacted by 982 natural disasters – the second highest in the world overall, only behind the United States with 1,090. Earthquakes (199 – the most in the world), storms (319) and floods (311 – the second highest in the world) are China’s most prominent disasters. Asian countries are the most affected by global warming, as 66 per cent of the 15 countries most impacted by natural disasters are in Asia!

Completing the top five is the Philippines with a score of 9.59/10. Having experienced 671 natural disasters, the Southeast Asian islands predominantly face storms (377) and floods (156), which have affected 239 million people and have led to a total cost of $43 billion in damages

India is in second place among the countries most affected by global warming with an index score of 9.91/10. India also ranks second for the total number of people affected by natural disasters with over 2.4 billion. Alongside this, India’s total number of disasters is the third highest in the world with 757. They have suffered from more floods (315) than any other country, and the number of epidemics (70) is the second highest in the world.

Bangladesh ranks third with a score of 9.72 out of 10. The country ranks third highest overall for the total number of people affected (464 million) and fatalities (3 million). They have suffered a total of 356 natural disasters with 80 per cent of the disasters being either floods or storms which resulted in an economic impact of just under $40 billion.  

In fourth is the United States of America with an index score of 9.65/10. From 1902 to November 2021, the country was impacted by 1,090 total disasters – the most in the entire world, and the highest amount of economic impact at a massive $1.7 trillion. With the highest number of storms (685) in the world, the USA also ranks highly in both floods (201) and wildfires (92).

Completing the top five is the Philippines with a score of 9.59/10. Having experienced 671 natural disasters, the Southeast Asian islands predominantly face storms (377) and floods (156), which have affected 239 million people and have led to a total cost of $43 billion in damages.

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