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%
World rank
2nd
of 74 countries
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
United States of America recorded 4,390 for number of damaged critical infrastructure attributed to disasters in 2021.
The figure is up 73.6% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.
United States of America ranks 2nd of 74 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 4,390 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11, 399.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11,041 | 7,227 | 20,091 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3,460 | 2,529 | 4,390 | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More climate change data for United States of America
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.1% (2100)
- Urban population 80.2% (2025)
- Urban population 274.08 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 341.79 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 6,164 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.95 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 14.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 20.4% (2024)
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 2nd out of 74 countries 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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