Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in United States of America
United States of America: Direct economic loss attributed to disasters was 63,291 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
63,291
Change on year
up 22.1%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
64,823
in 2017
All-time low
18,221
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in United States of America, 2015–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, direct economic loss attributed to disasters in United States of America stood at 63,291.
That represents a change of up 22.1% on the previous year and up 247.3% over ten years.
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18,221 | — |
| 2016 | 23,722 | +30.2% |
| 2017 | 64,823 | +173.3% |
| 2018 | 44,430 | -31.5% |
| 2019 | 23,731 | -46.6% |
| 2020 | 51,815 | +118.3% |
| 2021 | 63,291 | +22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34,985 | 18,221 | 64,823 | 5 |
| 2020s | 57,553 | 51,815 | 63,291 | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 1 United States of America 63,291 compare
- 2 Indonesia 19,032 compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 18,135 compare
- 4 Argentina 14,052 compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is direct economic loss attributed to disasters in United States of America?
- Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in United States of America was 63,291 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest direct economic loss attributed to disasters recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 64,823 in 2017.
- What is the lowest direct economic loss attributed to disasters recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,221 in 2015.
- How does United States of America rank for direct economic loss attributed to disasters?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2021.
- Is direct economic loss attributed to disasters rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 247.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Direct economic loss attributed to disasters (current United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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