Direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed attributed to disasters (millions of current United States dollars) by country

Countries reporting
23
Highest
29.84 million
Japan
Lowest
0
Bulgaria
Median
0
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
697

What the numbers show

Direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed attributed to disasters (millions of current United States dollars) is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 29.84 million in Japan; the lowest is 0 in Bulgaria.

The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 2.71 million.

Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Malaysia (up 178.0%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 100.0%).

Direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Japan 29.84 million 2024 down 13.3% falling
2 Brazil 23.10 million 2024 volatile
3 Colombia 4.72 million 2024 volatile
4 Ecuador 3.92 million 2018 volatile
5 Ukraine 354,713 2023 down 78.3% volatile
6 Georgia 191,833 2024 volatile
7 Mauritius 53,836 2024 volatile
8 Slovenia 50,257 2024 up 168.7% volatile
9 Malaysia 32,554 2021 up 178.0% volatile
10 Republic of Korea 32,545 2022 down 97.4% volatile
11 Armenia 311 2023 volatile
12 Kazakhstan 0 2019 volatile
12 Russian Federation 0 2024 volatile
12 Romania 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
12 Nepal 0 2019 volatile
12 Mexico 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
12 Kyrgyzstan 0 2024 volatile
12 Kenya 0 2022 volatile
12 Jordan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
12 Guatemala 0 2023 volatile
12 Egypt 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
12 Costa Rica 0 2024 volatile
12 Bulgaria 0 2020 volatile

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Indicator
Direct economic loss to cultural heritage damaged or destroyed attributed to disasters (millions of current United States dollars)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
69 places, 697 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed