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%
World rank
28th
of 74 countries
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
The most recent figure for number of disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters in United States of America is 35, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 58.8% on the previous year and down 65.7% over ten years.
United States of America ranks 28th of 74 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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
- 25 Panama 71 compare
- 26 Angola 69
- 27 Madagascar 50
- 29 Mauritius 33 compare
- 30 Jordan 24 compare
- 30 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24
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 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 28th out of 74 countries 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.
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