Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in American Samoa
American Samoa: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 17.65 million current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in American Samoa, 1980–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 17.65 million current US$ for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in 2021. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 23.7% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in American Samoa peaked at 17.65 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.74 million current US$, in 1980.
That places American Samoa 188th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.74 million current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 3.60 million current US$ | +31.6% |
| 1982 | 5.45 million current US$ | +51.3% |
| 1983 | 3.65 million current US$ | -33.0% |
| 1984 | 4.41 million current US$ | +20.9% |
| 1985 | 4.36 million current US$ | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 4.70 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 5.11 million current US$ | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 5.26 million current US$ | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 6.26 million current US$ | +19.2% |
| 1990 | 7.00 million current US$ | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 7.40 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 7.96 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 8.11 million current US$ | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 8.24 million current US$ | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 8.37 million current US$ | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 8.74 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 9.32 million current US$ | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 9.64 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 9.99 million current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 10.22 million current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 10.68 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 11.28 million current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 11.77 million current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 12.35 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 13.76 million current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 14.76 million current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 15.50 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 16.20 million current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 16.62 million current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 17.20 million current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 10.60 million current US$ | -38.4% |
| 2012 | 11.07 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 11.49 million current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 11.97 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 12.36 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 12.76 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 13.30 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 13.93 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 14.49 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 14.26 million current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 17.65 million current US$ | +23.7% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 17.65 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 970.21 million current US$, 2% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 17.65 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 326.37 million current US$, 5% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in American Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +51.3% | 3.60 million current US$ | 5.45 million current US$ |
| 2011 | -38.4% | 17.20 million current US$ | 10.60 million current US$ |
| 1983 | -33.0% | 5.45 million current US$ | 3.65 million current US$ |
| 1981 | +31.6% | 2.74 million current US$ | 3.60 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.55 million current US$ | 2.74 million current US$ | 6.26 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.48 million current US$ | 7.00 million current US$ | 9.99 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.32 million current US$ | 10.22 million current US$ | 16.62 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.92 million current US$ | 10.60 million current US$ | 17.20 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.95 million current US$ | 14.26 million current US$ | 17.65 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 185 Greenland 20.96 million current US$ compare
- 186 Saint Lucia 19.69 million current US$ compare
- 187 Antigua and Barbuda 18.15 million current US$ compare
- 189 Comoros 16.42 million current US$ compare
- 190 Djibouti 15.43 million current US$ compare
- 191 Guinea-Bissau 15.19 million current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for American Samoa
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 23.19 % change on previous year (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4696 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 8,461 current US$ per person (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 23.19 % change on previous year (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4696 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 8,461 current LCU per person (2022)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7773 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2022)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -30.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in American Samoa?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in American Samoa was 17.65 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 17.65 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 million current US$ in 1980.
- How does American Samoa rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- American Samoa ranks 188th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.