Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 33.67 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 33.67 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 33.67 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.73 current US$ per person, in 1994.
Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.75 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 6.94 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 7.01 current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 7.17 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 6.73 current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 7.01 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 7.37 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 7.97 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 8.78 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 8.63 current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 9.49 current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 11.48 current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 12.28 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 14 current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 17.26 current US$ per person | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 17.55 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 17.37 current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.68 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 17.78 current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 18.76 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 18.79 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 19.58 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 18.8 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 20.4 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 23.27 current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 25.89 current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 30.7 current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 31.02 current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 31.53 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 32.17 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 31.82 current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 33.67 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 33.67 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.83 current US$ per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 33.67 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 170.81 current US$ per person, 20% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.44 current US$ per person | 6.73 current US$ per person | 8.78 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.46 current US$ per person | 9.49 current US$ per person | 18.76 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.22 current US$ per person | 18.79 current US$ per person | 32.17 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.75 current US$ per person | 31.82 current US$ per person | 33.67 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 159 Nicaragua 37.32 current US$ per person compare
- 160 Kiribati 34.93 current US$ per person compare
- 161 East Timor 33.91 current US$ per person compare
- 163 Myanmar 32.83 current US$ per person compare
- 164 Sao Tome and Principe 32.1 current US$ per person compare
- 165 Vanuatu 31.77 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -52.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.09 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -51.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.7945 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 40.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0269 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 33.67 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 33.67 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.73 current US$ per person in 1994.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.