Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in China
China: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 341.63 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in China, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in China stood at 341.63 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in China peaked at 341.63 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.2 current US$ per person, in 1990.
China ranks 36th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.2 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 25.63 current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 27.81 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 31.48 current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 34.01 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 39.19 current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 40.14 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 42.18 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 44.61 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 44.69 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 49.2 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 53.85 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 59.97 current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 72.02 current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 87.24 current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 103.95 current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 120.42 current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 136.66 current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 145.87 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 160.13 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 181.06 current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 205.85 current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 218.93 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 236.76 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 245.6 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 248.5 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 255.52 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 270.56 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 293.35 current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 310.16 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 311.46 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 341.63 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 341.63 current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 126.74 current US$ per person, 2.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- China's 341.63 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 170.81 current US$ per person, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.29 current US$ per person | 23.2 current US$ per person | 44.69 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.93 current US$ per person | 49.2 current US$ per person | 160.13 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 246.63 current US$ per person | 181.06 current US$ per person | 310.16 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 326.54 current US$ per person | 311.46 current US$ per person | 341.63 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
More economy & growth data for China
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 39.69 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8948 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 28.98 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in China?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in China was 341.63 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 341.63 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2 current US$ per person in 1990.
- How does China rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- China ranks 36th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.