Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Nauru
Nauru: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 2.61 million current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Nauru, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 2.61 million current US$ for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 118.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Nauru peaked at 2.62 million current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.03 million current US$, in 2007.
That places Nauru 209th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Nauru, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.58 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 1.67 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 1.61 million current US$ | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.54 million current US$ | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.61 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.68 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 1.59 million current US$ | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.66 million current US$ | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.71 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.60 million current US$ | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.67 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 1.55 million current US$ | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 1.61 million current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.47 million current US$ | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 1.54 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.63 million current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million current US$ | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million current US$ | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.10 million current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.24 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.62 million current US$ | +30.1% |
| 2014 | 1.68 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.09 million current US$ | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 2.15 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.62 million current US$ | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 2.35 million current US$ | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 2.45 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 2.48 million current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.61 million current US$ | +5.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 2.61 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 970.21 million current US$, 0% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 2.61 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 326.37 million current US$, 1% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Nauru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +30.1% | 1.24 million current US$ | 1.62 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.62 million current US$ | 1.54 million current US$ | 1.71 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 million current US$ | 1.03 million current US$ | 1.67 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 million current US$ | 1.14 million current US$ | 2.62 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 million current US$ | 2.48 million current US$ | 2.61 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More economy & growth data for Nauru
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.827 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2806 Percent per annum (2029)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 17.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 23,451 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 8,340 units per person (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.5697 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 16.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Nauru?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Nauru was 2.61 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 million current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 million current US$ in 2007.
- How does Nauru rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Nauru ranks 209th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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.