Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in United States
United States: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 633.3 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in United States, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in United States stood at 633.3 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in United States peaked at 633.3 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 235.17 current US$ per person, in 1990.
United States ranks 15th of 210 countries on this measure, 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$), per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 235.17 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 243.42 current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 254.83 current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 269.48 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 281.98 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 293.77 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 311.59 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 336.6 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 346.94 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 356.82 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 379.95 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 391.47 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 391.88 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 409.89 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 432.37 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 452.98 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 464.63 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 490.42 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 490.55 current US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 464.21 current US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 498.09 current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 494.87 current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 489.87 current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 519.71 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 538.64 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 539.26 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 541.91 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 552.12 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 593.33 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 594.93 current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 578.26 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 633.3 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 633.3 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 285.03 current US$ per person, 2.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 293.06 current US$ per person | 235.17 current US$ per person | 356.82 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 436.83 current US$ per person | 379.95 current US$ per person | 490.55 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 536.27 current US$ per person | 489.87 current US$ per person | 594.93 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 605.78 current US$ per person | 578.26 current US$ per person | 633.3 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States
More economy & growth data for United States
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 509.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.7205 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 371.72 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 0.9623 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in United States?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in United States was 633.3 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 633.3 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 235.17 current US$ per person in 1990.
- How does United States rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- United States ranks 15th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.