Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Ghana
Ghana: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 959.21 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana stood at 959.21 million current US$. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 173.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana peaked at 959.21 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.79 million current US$, in 1991.
That places Ghana 89th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.81 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 32.79 million current US$ | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 41.26 million current US$ | +25.8% |
| 1993 | 44.73 million current US$ | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 50.67 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 56.72 million current US$ | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 65.10 million current US$ | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 71.19 million current US$ | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 104.43 million current US$ | +46.7% |
| 1999 | 116.80 million current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 106.54 million current US$ | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 120.52 million current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 149.74 million current US$ | +24.2% |
| 2003 | 150.03 million current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 147.38 million current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 163.79 million current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 208.70 million current US$ | +27.4% |
| 2007 | 234.87 million current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 232.41 million current US$ | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 276.45 million current US$ | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 319.79 million current US$ | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 350.48 million current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 453.93 million current US$ | +29.5% |
| 2013 | 505.25 million current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 508.09 million current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 548.72 million current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 577.10 million current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 636.47 million current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 731.86 million current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 817.21 million current US$ | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 851.49 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 959.21 million current US$ | +12.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 959.21 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 455.86 million current US$, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 959.21 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 189.12 million current US$, 5.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +46.7% | 71.19 million current US$ | 104.43 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.75 million current US$ | 32.79 million current US$ | 116.80 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 179.04 million current US$ | 106.54 million current US$ | 276.45 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 544.89 million current US$ | 319.79 million current US$ | 817.21 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 905.35 million current US$ | 851.49 million current US$ | 959.21 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 457.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.374 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 430.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.2731 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 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana was 959.21 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 959.21 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.79 million current US$ in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Ghana ranks 89th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.