Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 6,416 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in Puerto Rico, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 6,416 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in 2021.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Puerto Rico peaked at 18,365 current US$ per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 400.37 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Puerto Rico 120th out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 400.37 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 460.3 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 520.14 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 560.36 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 610.77 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 612.04 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 655.13 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 657.11 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 720.62 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 694.67 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 735.27 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 794.67 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 772.66 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 795.13 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 877.94 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 857.27 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 895.18 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 1,053 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1988 | 1,172 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 1,346 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 1,204 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 1,277 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 1,308 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1,388 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 1,500 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 1,592 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 1,682 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 1,760 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 1,783 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 2,008 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 3,513 current US$ per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 2001 | 4,811 current US$ per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 2002 | 4,999 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 5,778 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 5,805 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 6,103 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 6,485 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 6,804 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 7,375 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 6,816 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 7,568 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 8,148 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 13,207 current US$ per square kilometre | +62.1% |
| 2013 | 15,550 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 16,371 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 16,367 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 18,365 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 5,275 current US$ per square kilometre | -71.3% |
| 2018 | 5,514 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 5,719 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 5,740 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 6,416 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 6,416 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 31,772 current US$ per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 6,416 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,782 current US$ per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -71.3% | 18,365 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,275 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +75.0% | 2,008 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,513 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +62.1% | 8,148 current US$ per square kilometre | 13,207 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 589.15 current US$ per square kilometre | 400.37 current US$ per square kilometre | 720.62 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 930 current US$ per square kilometre | 735.27 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,346 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,550 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,204 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,008 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,849 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,513 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,375 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,208 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,275 current US$ per square kilometre | 18,365 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,078 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,740 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,416 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 117 Morocco 6,861 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 118 Ecuador 6,644 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 119 Cape Verde 6,534 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 121 Chile 5,792 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 122 Nigeria 5,745 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 123 New Zealand 5,692 current US$ per square kilometre 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 square in Puerto Rico?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Puerto Rico was 6,416 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 18,365 current US$ per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 400.37 current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
- Puerto Rico ranks 120th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.