Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Australia
Australia: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 659.54 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Australia, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 659.54 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Australia peaked at 659.54 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 187.2 current US$ per person, in 1990.
That places Australia 13th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 187.2 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 196.22 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 205.71 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 217.11 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 230.43 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 246.38 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 262.72 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 276.65 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 302.33 current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 314.88 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 331.12 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 348.01 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 365.29 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 375.68 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 404.89 current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 426.76 current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 450.27 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 476.98 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 491.23 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 503.27 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 502.69 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 515.89 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 528.88 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 531.5 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 533.02 current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 551.61 current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 571.52 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 592.1 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 607.49 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 622.16 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 620.24 current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 659.54 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 659.54 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 285.03 current US$ per person, 2.3× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Australia's 659.54 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 170.81 current US$ per person, 3.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 243.96 current US$ per person | 187.2 current US$ per person | 314.88 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 417.35 current US$ per person | 331.12 current US$ per person | 503.27 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 555.69 current US$ per person | 502.69 current US$ per person | 622.16 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 639.89 current US$ per person | 620.24 current US$ per person | 659.54 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 10 Faroe Islands 711.36 current US$ per person compare
- 11 Brunei 698.58 current US$ per person compare
- 12 Canada 661.49 current US$ per person compare
- 14 Luxembourg 634.65 current US$ per person compare
- 15 United States 633.3 current US$ per person compare
- 16 Bermuda 572.27 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 15.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 537.43 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 392.43 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Australia?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Australia was 659.54 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 659.54 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 187.2 current US$ per person in 1990.
- How does Australia rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.