Lower middle income vs South Africa: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage

Lower middle income
2.7%
in 2021
South Africa
4.6%
in 2021
Lower middle income rank
10th
South Africa rank
13th

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage over time

  • Lower middle income
  • South Africa
2345199020052021

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 4.6% against 2.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 13th of 47 groups.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 2.5% 2.7% 0.2% South Africa
2000s 2.7% 3.7% 1.0% South Africa
2010s 2.5% 3.9% 1.5% South Africa
2020s 2.8% 4.9% 2.2% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage, Lower middle income or South Africa?
South Africa, at 4.6% against 2.7% in Lower middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage between Lower middle income and South Africa?
1.9%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Lower middle income and South Africa rank globally for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
Lower middle income ranks 10th 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.