Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 17.44 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Puerto Rico, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Puerto Rico is 17.44 current US$ per person, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 46.8 current US$ per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.31 current US$ per person, in 1970.
That places Puerto Rico 181st out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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$), per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.31 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 1.48 current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 1972 | 1.64 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 1.73 current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 1.84 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 1.81 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.91 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 1.89 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 2.04 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 1.94 current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 2.03 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 2.17 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 2.09 current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 2.13 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 2.33 current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 2.25 current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.33 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 2.71 current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 1988 | 2.99 current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 3.41 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 1990 | 3.02 current US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 3.18 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 3.23 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 3.41 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 3.65 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 3.83 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 4.01 current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 4.15 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 4.18 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 4.69 current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 8.18 current US$ per person | +74.5% |
| 2001 | 11.17 current US$ per person | +36.6% |
| 2002 | 11.6 current US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 13.4 current US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 13.46 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 14.17 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 15.12 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 15.95 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 17.39 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 16.16 current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 18.02 current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 19.57 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 32 current US$ per person | +63.5% |
| 2013 | 37.98 current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 40.51 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 41.07 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 46.8 current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 13.72 current US$ per person | -70.7% |
| 2018 | 14.86 current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 15.36 current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 15.51 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 17.44 current US$ per person | +12.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 17.44 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 285.03 current US$ per person, 6% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 17.44 current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 109.84 current US$ per person, 16% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -70.7% | 46.8 current US$ per person | 13.72 current US$ per person |
| 2000 | +74.5% | 4.69 current US$ per person | 8.18 current US$ per person |
| 2012 | +63.5% | 19.57 current US$ per person | 32 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.76 current US$ per person | 1.31 current US$ per person | 2.04 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.45 current US$ per person | 2.03 current US$ per person | 3.41 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.73 current US$ per person | 3.02 current US$ per person | 4.69 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.66 current US$ per person | 8.18 current US$ per person | 17.39 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.99 current US$ per person | 13.72 current US$ per person | 46.8 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.48 current US$ per person | 15.51 current US$ per person | 17.44 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 178 Solomon Islands 19.35 current US$ per person compare
- 179 Zambia 18.28 current US$ per person compare
- 180 Cote d'Ivoire 17.7 current US$ per person compare
- 182 Cameroon 16.35 current US$ per person compare
- 183 Lesotho 14.73 current US$ per person compare
- 184 Guinea 14 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Puerto Rico
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 3,127 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.077 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3,127 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.2423 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0741 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3,010 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Puerto Rico was 17.44 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8 current US$ per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 181st out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.