South Africa vs Upper middle income: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage over time
- South Africa
- Upper middle income
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 4.6% against 2.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Upper middle income ahead.
South Africa ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.0% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 0.6% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.6% | 1.4% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2.1% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage, South Africa or Upper middle income?
- South Africa, at 4.6% against 2.7% in Upper middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage between South Africa and Upper middle income?
- 1.9%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Upper middle income?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do South Africa and Upper middle income rank globally for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- South Africa ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 204 countries.
- 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
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.