Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in New Zealand
New Zealand: Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters was 215,141 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
215,141
Change on year
up 208.1%
World rank
15th
of 121 countries
All-time high
215,141
in 2023
All-time low
60
in 2019
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in New Zealand, 2016–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in New Zealand stood at 215,141. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 208.1% on the previous year and up 154.2% over ten years.
That places New Zealand 15th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 84,628 | — |
| 2017 | 26,951 | -68.2% |
| 2018 | 406 | -98.5% |
| 2019 | 60 | -85.2% |
| 2020 | 514 | +756.7% |
| 2021 | 1,243 | +141.8% |
| 2022 | 69,838 | +5518.5% |
| 2023 | 215,141 | +208.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28,011 | 60 | 84,628 | 4 |
| 2020s | 71,684 | 514 | 215,141 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More climate change data for New Zealand
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 46,323 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 45.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,226 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 691.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1143 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in New Zealand?
- Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters in New Zealand was 215,141 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 215,141 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 in 2019.
- How does New Zealand rank for number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters?
- New Zealand ranks 15th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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