U.S.: economic damage caused by extreme temperatures 2021 | Statista

In the United States, total economic losses of about 713.35 million U.S. dollars were caused due to extreme cold events in 2021. Additionally, about 100 thousand U.S. dollars worth of damage due to extreme heat weather were recorded that same year.

Economic damage caused by extreme temperatures in the United States from 1995 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Extreme heat	Extreme cold
1995	457	633
2000	0	9
2001	0	132
2002	0	71
2003	0	29
2004	0	1
2005	3	139
2006	493	12
2007	0	2,390
2008	1	141
2009	4	189
2010	4	775
2011	10	358
2012	12.56	237.61
2013	2.08	619.31
2014	0	8.3
2015	0	2.84
2016	0	0.37
2017	0.01	954.13
2018	0.02	150.02
2019	1.5	0.16
2020	6	31.2
2021	0.1	713.35

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August 2022

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United States

Survey time period

1995 to 2021

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Data for previous years can be found here.

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