Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in New Zealand

New Zealand: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
178th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2001
All-time low
0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2014
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in New Zealand, 1990–2021

00.0030.0050.0070.010.0131990200520211990: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in New Zealand is 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in New Zealand peaked at 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2014.

New Zealand ranks 178th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in New Zealand, 1990 to 2021.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1990 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1991 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.1%
1992 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.6%
1993 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.4%
1994 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.7%
1995 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.3%
1996 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.9%
1997 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP +20.3%
1998 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP +19.3%
1999 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.4%
2000 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP +20.2%
2001 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.7%
2002 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.2%
2003 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.6%
2004 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.3%
2005 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.4%
2006 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.5%
2007 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.1%
2008 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.0%
2009 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.0%
2010 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.6%
2011 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.2%
2012 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.4%
2013 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.5%
2014 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.0%
2015 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.9%
2016 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.9%
2017 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.6%
2018 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.4%
2019 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.7%
2020 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.2%
2021 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 67% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 38% of the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 175 Italy 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 176 Rwanda 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 177 Netherlands 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 179 Sierra Leone 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 180 Finland 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 181 South Sudan 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in New Zealand?
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in New Zealand was 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
How does New Zealand rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp?
New Zealand ranks 178th out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
207 places, 6,553 data points, 1970–2021
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.