East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs South Africa: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2.7%
in 2021
South Africa
4.6%
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
11th
South Africa rank
13th

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • South Africa
0246199020052021

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 4.6% against 2.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 1.9%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 13th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 4.6% 2.7% 1.9% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 4.5% 3.7% 0.8% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 3.1% 3.9% 0.8% South Africa
2020s 2.8% 4.9% 2.1% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or South Africa?
South Africa, at 4.6% against 2.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa?
1.9%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and South Africa rank globally for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 13th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 7,590 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.