Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 61.29 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
61.29 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
205th
of 208 countries
All-time high
76.34 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
8.75 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2021

0204060801990200520211990: 17 current US$ per square kilometre1991: 9.8 current US$ per square kilometre1992: 8.7 current US$ per square kilometre1993: 11.8 current US$ per square kilometre1994: 14.3 current US$ per square kilometre1995: 14.2 current US$ per square kilometre1996: 15.9 current US$ per square kilometre1997: 16.6 current US$ per square kilometre1998: 17.2 current US$ per square kilometre1999: 16.4 current US$ per square kilometre2000: 13.3 current US$ per square kilometre2001: 13.4 current US$ per square kilometre2002: 14.7 current US$ per square kilometre2003: 18.5 current US$ per square kilometre2004: 18.9 current US$ per square kilometre2005: 22.7 current US$ per square kilometre2006: 24.7 current US$ per square kilometre2007: 28.1 current US$ per square kilometre2008: 30.2 current US$ per square kilometre2009: 30.5 current US$ per square kilometre2010: 33.4 current US$ per square kilometre2011: 39.7 current US$ per square kilometre2012: 38.8 current US$ per square kilometre2013: 56.5 current US$ per square kilometre2014: 76.3 current US$ per square kilometre2015: 49.5 current US$ per square kilometre2016: 38.3 current US$ per square kilometre2017: 47 current US$ per square kilometre2018: 53.9 current US$ per square kilometre2019: 57.7 current US$ per square kilometre2020: 57.3 current US$ per square kilometre2021: 61.3 current US$ per square kilometre

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

Analysis

In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 61.29 current US$ per square kilometre.

The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 76.34 current US$ per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.75 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1992.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 205th of 208 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$) … square in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990 to 2021.
Year current US$ per square kilometre Change
1990 17 current US$ per square kilometre —
1991 9.83 current US$ per square kilometre -42.2%
1992 8.75 current US$ per square kilometre -11.0%
1993 11.75 current US$ per square kilometre +34.4%
1994 14.28 current US$ per square kilometre +21.5%
1995 14.23 current US$ per square kilometre -0.3%
1996 15.94 current US$ per square kilometre +12.0%
1997 16.58 current US$ per square kilometre +4.0%
1998 17.22 current US$ per square kilometre +3.9%
1999 16.36 current US$ per square kilometre -5.0%
2000 13.35 current US$ per square kilometre -18.4%
2001 13.44 current US$ per square kilometre +0.7%
2002 14.67 current US$ per square kilometre +9.1%
2003 18.54 current US$ per square kilometre +26.4%
2004 18.88 current US$ per square kilometre +1.8%
2005 22.68 current US$ per square kilometre +20.1%
2006 24.66 current US$ per square kilometre +8.7%
2007 28.06 current US$ per square kilometre +13.8%
2008 30.19 current US$ per square kilometre +7.6%
2009 30.46 current US$ per square kilometre +0.9%
2010 33.41 current US$ per square kilometre +9.7%
2011 39.74 current US$ per square kilometre +18.9%
2012 38.79 current US$ per square kilometre -2.4%
2013 56.47 current US$ per square kilometre +45.6%
2014 76.34 current US$ per square kilometre +35.2%
2015 49.54 current US$ per square kilometre -35.1%
2016 38.33 current US$ per square kilometre -22.6%
2017 47.04 current US$ per square kilometre +22.7%
2018 53.92 current US$ per square kilometre +14.6%
2019 57.74 current US$ per square kilometre +7.1%
2020 57.33 current US$ per square kilometre -0.7%
2021 61.29 current US$ per square kilometre +6.9%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 61.29 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 540.2 current US$ per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 61.29 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 899.68 current US$ per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.19 current US$ per square kilometre 8.75 current US$ per square kilometre 17.22 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2000s 21.49 current US$ per square kilometre 13.35 current US$ per square kilometre 30.46 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2010s 49.13 current US$ per square kilometre 33.41 current US$ per square kilometre 76.34 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2020s 59.31 current US$ per square kilometre 57.33 current US$ per square kilometre 61.29 current US$ per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 202 South Sudan 127.63 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 203 Chad 86.07 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 204 Niger 77.6 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 206 Greenland 51.08 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  5. 207 Somalia 50.45 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 208 Central African Republic 20.31 current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Democratic Republic of Congo was 61.29 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 76.34 current US$ per square kilometre in 2014.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 8.75 current US$ per square kilometre in 1992.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 205th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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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.