Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 4.48 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Kiribati, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Kiribati stood at 4.48 million current US$. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 200.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Kiribati peaked at 4.48 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 242,352 current US$, in 1990.
That places Kiribati 208th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 242,352 current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 256,185 current US$ | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 267,919 current US$ | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 420,661 current US$ | +57.0% |
| 1994 | 439,311 current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 458,614 current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 477,519 current US$ | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 496,683 current US$ | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 513,574 current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 532,530 current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 556,848 current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 582,205 current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 806,110 current US$ | +38.5% |
| 2003 | 840,515 current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.10 million current US$ | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 1.63 million current US$ | +47.6% |
| 2006 | 1.72 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.55 million current US$ | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.61 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.66 million current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.43 million current US$ | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 1.49 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.86 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 1.94 million current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 2.02 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.09 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.51 million current US$ | +20.5% |
| 2017 | 3.37 million current US$ | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 3.53 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 3.67 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 3.95 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 4.48 million current US$ | +13.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 4.48 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 455.86 million current US$, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 4.48 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 326.37 million current US$, 1% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +57.0% | 267,919 current US$ | 420,661 current US$ |
| 2005 | +47.6% | 1.10 million current US$ | 1.63 million current US$ |
| 2002 | +38.5% | 582,205 current US$ | 806,110 current US$ |
| 2017 | +34.0% | 2.51 million current US$ | 3.37 million current US$ |
| 2004 | +31.2% | 840,515 current US$ | 1.10 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 410,535 current US$ | 242,352 current US$ | 532,530 current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.20 million current US$ | 556,848 current US$ | 1.72 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 million current US$ | 1.43 million current US$ | 3.67 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 million current US$ | 3.95 million current US$ | 4.48 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 205 British Virgin Islands 7.00 million current US$ compare
- 206 Dominica 6.59 million current US$ compare
- 207 Liechtenstein 5.85 million current US$ compare
- 209 Nauru 2.61 million current US$ compare
- 210 Tuvalu 434,736 current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Kiribati
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6343 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0577 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 147.57 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0313 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0421 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 107.75 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 0.0384 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Kiribati?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Kiribati was 4.48 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 242,352 current US$ in 1990.
- How does Kiribati rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Kiribati ranks 208th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.