Capability domain

Strategic Infrastructure

Strategic Infrastructure encompasses the critical systems and facilities—including resource, energy, transport, communications, digital, social, manufacturing, and aerospace infrastructure—that underpin national resilience, economic productivity, and long-term security.

This domain in the National Capability Atlas

Share of attention worldwide
13.9%
Over the last 52 weeks, against 14.6% the 52 weeks before. An even share would be 12.0%.
Rank among the domains
4 of 9
By share of attention worldwide over the last 52 weeks.
Trends
30 of 250
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Regional Attention

Where Strategic Infrastructure draws the most attention: its trends’ shares of all the attention there, added up, and its rank among the nine domains.

By region

Share of attention in each place, and its rank among the domains there: the 10 highest of 11.

By bloc

25.4%

#1

20.4%

#1

19.5%

#2

15.8%

#2

15.6%

#1

15.2%

#1

15.2%

#2

15.2%

#1

14.1%

#2

12.9%

#2

Share of attention in each place, and its rank among the domains there: the 10 highest of 13.

By country

54.9%

#1

53.5%

#1

37.1%

#1

36.3%

#1

31.0%

#1

29.1%

#1

27.7%

#1

24.8%

#1

24.4%

#1

23.8%

#1

Share of attention in each place, and its rank among the domains there: the 10 highest of 49.

Share of attention over time

The share of all the attention the 250 trends draw that goes to the trends in Strategic Infrastructure, week by week, worldwide and in each region. Its even share, 12.0%, is the share it would have if every trend drew the same attention.

Share of attention to Strategic Infrastructure

A four-week rolling average, worldwide and in each region, against its even share. Select a place below to bring its line forward.

Top trends

The trends in Strategic Infrastructure drawing the most attention, rising or falling most, or moving most, in the place and period chosen.

All Trends
Strategic InfrastructureSteady
Solar & wind expansion
8.4×
attention last 4 weeks
Index 842· −2% WoW· Shifting
Strategic InfrastructureSteady
Climate change & physical risk
7.4×
attention last 4 weeks
Index 739· +3% WoW· Shifting
Strategic InfrastructureSteady
Rail & mass transit
5.8×
attention last 4 weeks
Index 584· +2% WoW· Stable
Strategic InfrastructureSteady
5G & 6G networks
5.2×
attention last 4 weeks
Index 519· 0% WoW· Stable
Strategic InfrastructureSteady
Urbanisation & megacities
4.9×attention last 4 weeksIndex 491 · +1% WoW · Stable
Strategic InfrastructureSteady
Fuel supply & refining
3.7×attention last 4 weeksIndex 366 · +1% WoW · Turbulent
Strategic InfrastructureSteady
Biodiversity loss
2.9×attention last 4 weeksIndex 293 · +4% WoW · Shifting
Strategic InfrastructureSteady
Electrification of heat & industry
2.3×attention last 4 weeksIndex 230 · 0% WoW · Shifting
Strategic InfrastructureFalling
Sea level rise
2.3×attention last 4 weeksIndex 228 · −14% WoW · Turbulent
Strategic InfrastructureSteady
Grid expansion bottlenecks
1.9×attention last 4 weeksIndex 186 · +2% WoW · Stable

The trends with the highest attention intensity for Strategic Infrastructure trends only over the last 4 weeks. 1× is the typical trend.

The themes the trends in Strategic Infrastructure fall into, with how many of its trends are in each.

Scenarios

The scenarios the trends in Strategic Infrastructure bear on most: those with the most of its trends graded High or above.

All 30 trends in Strategic Infrastructure

Rank
Trend
Thematic
Intensity
Index
Change, WoW
Volatility
1Energy transition & power systems8.4×842−2%
Shifting±5%
2Climate, water & land7.4×739+3%
Shifting±3%
3Housing, wealth & cost of living5.8×584+2%
Stable±3%
4Cyber, space & critical networks5.2×5190%
Stable±2%
5Housing, wealth & cost of living4.9×491+1%
Stable±2%
6Energy, food & commodity dependence3.7×366+1%
Turbulent±8%
7Climate, water & land2.9×293+4%
Shifting±4%
8Energy transition & power systems2.3×2300%
Shifting±4%
9Climate, water & land2.3×228−14%
Turbulent±5%
10Energy transition & power systems1.9×186+2%
Stable±2%
11Climate, water & land1.8×178−1%
Stable±3%
12Climate, water & land1.8×177+4%
Turbulent±9%
13Climate, water & land1.5×148−9%
Turbulent±6%
14Cyber, space & critical networks1.4×137+1%
Turbulent±5%
15Cyber, space & critical networks1.4×136−2%
Shifting±3%
16Climate, water & land1.3×133+2%
Stable±3%
17Energy transition & power systems1.1×112+1%
Stable±3%
18Cyber, space & critical networks1.0×104−2%
Shifting±4%
19Cyber, space & critical networks1.0×101+4%
Turbulent±5%
20AI, compute & automation1.0×100+3%
Shifting±5%
21Climate, water & land0.95×95−12%
Turbulent±14%
22Energy transition & power systems0.82×820%
Stable±3%
23Energy transition & power systems0.69×69+1%
Stable±2%
24Trade, supply chains & industrial policy0.63×63−12%
Turbulent±5%
25Climate, water & land0.57×570%
Stable±3%
26Energy transition & power systems0.50×50−2%
Stable±1%
27Energy transition & power systems0.46×46+14%
Shifting±4%
28Climate, water & land0.39×39−8%
Stable±2%
29Climate, water & land0.38×38+1%
Shifting±4%
30Energy transition & power systems0.11×11+2%
Stable±3%