Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 48.42 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Bhutan, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Bhutan is 48.42 million current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 175.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Bhutan peaked at 48.42 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 969,408 current US$, in 1990.
That places Bhutan 166th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 969,408 current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 1.67 million current US$ | +71.8% |
| 1992 | 1.61 million current US$ | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.82 million current US$ | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 2.05 million current US$ | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 2.45 million current US$ | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 3.18 million current US$ | +30.2% |
| 1997 | 3.15 million current US$ | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 3.42 million current US$ | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 3.55 million current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.90 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 4.46 million current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 4.84 million current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 5.46 million current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 6.40 million current US$ | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 7.45 million current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 7.85 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 8.24 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 8.05 million current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 8.84 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 11.43 million current US$ | +29.3% |
| 2011 | 17.60 million current US$ | +54.0% |
| 2012 | 19.88 million current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 21.66 million current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 23.57 million current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 26.78 million current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 33.40 million current US$ | +24.7% |
| 2017 | 36.29 million current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 41.14 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 42.82 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 41.69 million current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 48.42 million current US$ | +16.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 48.42 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 455.86 million current US$, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 48.42 million current US$ is below the median for South Asia, which is 920.43 million current US$, 5% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +71.8% | 969,408 current US$ | 1.67 million current US$ |
| 2011 | +54.0% | 11.43 million current US$ | 17.60 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.39 million current US$ | 969,408 current US$ | 3.55 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.55 million current US$ | 3.90 million current US$ | 8.84 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.46 million current US$ | 11.43 million current US$ | 42.82 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.06 million current US$ | 41.69 million current US$ | 48.42 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 45.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5765 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 32.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Bhutan?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Bhutan was 48.42 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.42 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 969,408 current US$ in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Bhutan ranks 166th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.