Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Canada

Canada: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 2,878 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2,878 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
146th
of 208 countries
All-time high
2,878 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
566.97 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in Canada, 1990–2021

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k1990200520211990: 567 current US$ per square kilometre1991: 590.5 current US$ per square kilometre1992: 637.1 current US$ per square kilometre1993: 660.1 current US$ per square kilometre1994: 713.4 current US$ per square kilometre1995: 764 current US$ per square kilometre1996: 819.7 current US$ per square kilometre1997: 880.5 current US$ per square kilometre1998: 925.7 current US$ per square kilometre1999: 978.6 current US$ per square kilometre2000: 1.1k current US$ per square kilometre2001: 1.1k current US$ per square kilometre2002: 1.2k current US$ per square kilometre2003: 1.3k current US$ per square kilometre2004: 1.3k current US$ per square kilometre2005: 1.4k current US$ per square kilometre2006: 1.5k current US$ per square kilometre2007: 1.6k current US$ per square kilometre2008: 1.6k current US$ per square kilometre2009: 1.6k current US$ per square kilometre2010: 1.7k current US$ per square kilometre2011: 1.8k current US$ per square kilometre2012: 1.9k current US$ per square kilometre2013: 2.0k current US$ per square kilometre2014: 2.1k current US$ per square kilometre2015: 2.2k current US$ per square kilometre2016: 2.2k current US$ per square kilometre2017: 2.4k current US$ per square kilometre2018: 2.5k current US$ per square kilometre2019: 2.6k current US$ per square kilometre2020: 2.6k current US$ per square kilometre2021: 2.9k current US$ per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Canada is 2,878 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Canada peaked at 2,878 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 566.97 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Canada 146th out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre in Canada, 1990 to 2021.
Year current US$ per square kilometre Change
1990 566.97 current US$ per square kilometre —
1991 590.49 current US$ per square kilometre +4.1%
1992 637.06 current US$ per square kilometre +7.9%
1993 660.08 current US$ per square kilometre +3.6%
1994 713.37 current US$ per square kilometre +8.1%
1995 763.97 current US$ per square kilometre +7.1%
1996 819.69 current US$ per square kilometre +7.3%
1997 880.51 current US$ per square kilometre +7.4%
1998 925.67 current US$ per square kilometre +5.1%
1999 978.63 current US$ per square kilometre +5.7%
2000 1,065 current US$ per square kilometre +8.8%
2001 1,097 current US$ per square kilometre +3.0%
2002 1,179 current US$ per square kilometre +7.5%
2003 1,276 current US$ per square kilometre +8.3%
2004 1,320 current US$ per square kilometre +3.4%
2005 1,425 current US$ per square kilometre +7.9%
2006 1,479 current US$ per square kilometre +3.8%
2007 1,642 current US$ per square kilometre +11.1%
2008 1,648 current US$ per square kilometre +0.4%
2009 1,606 current US$ per square kilometre -2.5%
2010 1,712 current US$ per square kilometre +6.6%
2011 1,827 current US$ per square kilometre +6.8%
2012 1,893 current US$ per square kilometre +3.6%
2013 2,003 current US$ per square kilometre +5.8%
2014 2,109 current US$ per square kilometre +5.3%
2015 2,167 current US$ per square kilometre +2.7%
2016 2,230 current US$ per square kilometre +2.9%
2017 2,371 current US$ per square kilometre +6.3%
2018 2,535 current US$ per square kilometre +6.9%
2019 2,639 current US$ per square kilometre +4.1%
2020 2,558 current US$ per square kilometre -3.1%
2021 2,878 current US$ per square kilometre +12.5%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 2,878 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 31,772 current US$ per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (78 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 753.64 current US$ per square kilometre 566.97 current US$ per square kilometre 978.63 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2000s 1,374 current US$ per square kilometre 1,065 current US$ per square kilometre 1,648 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2010s 2,149 current US$ per square kilometre 1,712 current US$ per square kilometre 2,639 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2020s 2,718 current US$ per square kilometre 2,558 current US$ per square kilometre 2,878 current US$ per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 143 Algeria 3,287 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 144 Kazakhstan 3,228 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 145 East Timor 3,079 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 147 Eswatini 2,794 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  5. 148 Argentina 2,747 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 149 Rwanda 2,746 current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Canada?
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Canada was 2,878 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 2,878 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 566.97 current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Canada rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
Canada ranks 146th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
208 places, 6,698 data points, 1970–2021
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.