Number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters in United States of America
United States of America: Number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters was 4,390 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
4,390
Change on year
up 73.6%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
20,091
in 2017
All-time low
2,529
in 2020
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters in United States of America, 2015–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters in United States of America stood at 4,390.
That represents a change of up 73.6% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.
Number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9,279 | — |
| 2016 | 10,586 | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 20,091 | +89.8% |
| 2018 | 8,021 | -60.1% |
| 2019 | 7,227 | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 2,529 | -65.0% |
| 2021 | 4,390 | +73.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11,041 | 7,227 | 20,091 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3,460 | 2,529 | 4,390 | 2 |
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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 number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters in United States of America?
- Number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters in United States of America was 4,390 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 20,091 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,529 in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2021.
- Is number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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