Number of disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters in United States of America
United States of America: Number of disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters was 35 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
35
Change on year
down 58.8%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
136
in 2017
All-time low
35
in 2021
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Number of disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters in United States of America, 2015–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 35 for number of disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 58.8% on the previous year and down 65.7% over ten years.
Number of disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 102 | — |
| 2016 | 117 | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 136 | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 135 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 130 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 85 | -34.6% |
| 2021 | 35 | -58.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 124 | 102 | 136 | 5 |
| 2020s | 60 | 35 | 85 | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
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 disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters in United States of America?
- Number of disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters in United States of America was 35 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 136 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2021.
- How does United States of America rank for number of disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2021.
- Is number of disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).