Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in South Africa
South Africa: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 15,719 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in South Africa, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in South Africa stood at 15,719 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in South Africa peaked at 15,719 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,474 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1990.
South Africa ranks 78th of 208 countries on this measure, 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$) … square in South Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,474 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 2,559 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 2,637 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 2,849 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 3,044 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 3,331 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 3,597 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 3,945 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 4,184 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 4,074 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 4,356 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 5,128 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 5,504 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 6,116 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 6,911 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 7,243 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 7,678 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 8,429 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 9,441 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 9,202 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 10,020 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 10,063 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 10,931 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 11,643 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 12,433 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 12,177 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 12,586 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 13,437 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 14,028 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 14,779 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 14,180 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 15,719 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 15,719 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,139 current US$ per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 15,719 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 899.68 current US$ per square kilometre, 17.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,269 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,474 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,184 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,001 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,356 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,441 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,210 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,020 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,779 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,950 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,180 current US$ per square kilometre | 15,719 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 75 Sri Lanka 17,844 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 76 El Salvador 16,747 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 77 Iraq 16,286 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 79 Bulgaria 15,675 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 80 Indonesia 14,493 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 81 Tuvalu 14,491 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 95.75 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0106 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 69.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -28.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in South Africa?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in South Africa was 15,719 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15,719 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,474 current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
- South Africa ranks 78th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.