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

India: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 36,188 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
36,188 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 13.5%
World rank
44th
of 208 countries
All-time high
36,188 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
2,297 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
32
1990–2021

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200520211990: 2.3k current US$ per square kilometre1991: 2.6k current US$ per square kilometre1992: 2.8k current US$ per square kilometre1993: 3.1k current US$ per square kilometre1994: 3.4k current US$ per square kilometre1995: 3.8k current US$ per square kilometre1996: 4.1k current US$ per square kilometre1997: 4.6k current US$ per square kilometre1998: 4.8k current US$ per square kilometre1999: 5.4k current US$ per square kilometre2000: 5.9k current US$ per square kilometre2001: 6.2k current US$ per square kilometre2002: 6.7k current US$ per square kilometre2003: 7.2k current US$ per square kilometre2004: 8.1k current US$ per square kilometre2005: 8.9k current US$ per square kilometre2006: 10.0k current US$ per square kilometre2007: 11.6k current US$ per square kilometre2008: 12.9k current US$ per square kilometre2009: 14.5k current US$ per square kilometre2010: 16.0k current US$ per square kilometre2011: 17.6k current US$ per square kilometre2012: 20.0k current US$ per square kilometre2013: 21.4k current US$ per square kilometre2014: 24.3k current US$ per square kilometre2015: 25.2k current US$ per square kilometre2016: 26.5k current US$ per square kilometre2017: 29.2k current US$ per square kilometre2018: 32.3k current US$ per square kilometre2019: 33.7k current US$ per square kilometre2020: 31.9k current US$ per square kilometre2021: 36.2k current US$ per square kilometre

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

Analysis

India recorded 36,188 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and up 105.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in India peaked at 36,188 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,297 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places India 44th out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 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 India, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre in India, 1990 to 2021.
Year current US$ per square kilometre Change
1990 2,297 current US$ per square kilometre —
1991 2,616 current US$ per square kilometre +13.9%
1992 2,822 current US$ per square kilometre +7.9%
1993 3,072 current US$ per square kilometre +8.9%
1994 3,378 current US$ per square kilometre +10.0%
1995 3,794 current US$ per square kilometre +12.3%
1996 4,144 current US$ per square kilometre +9.2%
1997 4,562 current US$ per square kilometre +10.1%
1998 4,815 current US$ per square kilometre +5.5%
1999 5,381 current US$ per square kilometre +11.8%
2000 5,855 current US$ per square kilometre +8.8%
2001 6,224 current US$ per square kilometre +6.3%
2002 6,680 current US$ per square kilometre +7.3%
2003 7,151 current US$ per square kilometre +7.1%
2004 8,056 current US$ per square kilometre +12.7%
2005 8,893 current US$ per square kilometre +10.4%
2006 10,023 current US$ per square kilometre +12.7%
2007 11,579 current US$ per square kilometre +15.5%
2008 12,857 current US$ per square kilometre +11.0%
2009 14,536 current US$ per square kilometre +13.1%
2010 15,956 current US$ per square kilometre +9.8%
2011 17,624 current US$ per square kilometre +10.5%
2012 19,954 current US$ per square kilometre +13.2%
2013 21,445 current US$ per square kilometre +7.5%
2014 24,316 current US$ per square kilometre +13.4%
2015 25,239 current US$ per square kilometre +3.8%
2016 26,515 current US$ per square kilometre +5.1%
2017 29,202 current US$ per square kilometre +10.1%
2018 32,310 current US$ per square kilometre +10.6%
2019 33,689 current US$ per square kilometre +4.3%
2020 31,872 current US$ per square kilometre -5.4%
2021 36,188 current US$ per square kilometre +13.5%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 36,188 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,794 current US$ per square kilometre, 13.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • India's 36,188 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 26,314 current US$ per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,688 current US$ per square kilometre 2,297 current US$ per square kilometre 5,381 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2000s 9,185 current US$ per square kilometre 5,855 current US$ per square kilometre 14,536 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2010s 24,625 current US$ per square kilometre 15,956 current US$ per square kilometre 33,689 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2020s 34,030 current US$ per square kilometre 31,872 current US$ per square kilometre 36,188 current US$ per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near India

  1. 41 Switzerland 40,321 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 42 Liechtenstein 36,549 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 43 Grenada 36,403 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 45 Bangladesh 34,785 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  5. 46 Cyprus 34,434 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 47 Saint Kitts and Nevis 33,870 current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in India?
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in India was 36,188 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 36,188 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 2,297 current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
How does India rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
India ranks 44th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 105.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this India 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)
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.