Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in United States
United States: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 22,992 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in United States, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
United States recorded 22,992 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in United States peaked at 22,992 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,409 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1990.
United States ranks 63rd of 208 countries on this measure, 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$) … square in United States, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,409 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 6,724 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 7,137 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 7,647 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 8,101 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 8,541 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 9,165 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 10,020 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 10,449 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 10,871 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 11,702 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 12,176 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 12,303 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 12,979 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 13,818 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 14,611 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 15,132 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 16,124 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 16,308 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 15,568 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 16,846 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 16,870 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 16,834 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 17,995 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 18,799 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 18,972 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 19,215 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 19,713 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 21,309 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 21,477 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 20,961 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 22,992 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 22,992 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 31,772 current US$ per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,506 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,409 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,871 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,072 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,702 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,308 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,803 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,834 current US$ per square kilometre | 21,477 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,977 current US$ per square kilometre | 20,961 current US$ per square kilometre | 22,992 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 60 Palestine 24,717 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 61 Ireland 24,331 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 62 France 23,467 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 64 Hungary 22,173 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 65 North Korea 21,976 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 66 Thailand 21,607 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for United States
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 509.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.7205 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 371.72 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 0.9623 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in United States?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in United States was 22,992 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 22,992 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,409 current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does United States rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
- United States ranks 63rd out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.