Number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters was 28 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
28
Change on year
up 27.3%
World rank
34th
of 74 countries
All-time high
161
in 2017
All-time low
0
in 2015
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters in Republic of Korea, 2015–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2020, number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters in Republic of Korea stood at 28.
That represents a change of up 27.3% on the previous year.
Republic of Korea ranks 34th of 74 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 5 | — |
| 2017 | 161 | +3120.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | -98.8% |
| 2019 | 22 | +1000.0% |
| 2020 | 28 | +27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38 | 0 | 161 | 5 |
| 2020s | 28 | 28 | 28 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 31 Bulgaria 43 compare
- 32 Jordan 40 compare
- 33 Eswatini 37 compare
- 34 Republic of Korea 28 compare
- 36 Costa Rica 20 compare
- 37 El Salvador 16
More climate change data for Republic of Korea
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,141 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,385 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,755 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 276.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,125 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,874 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,251 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.83 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters in Republic of Korea?
- Number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters in Republic of Korea was 28 in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 161 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters?
- Republic of Korea ranks 34th out of 74 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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