Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Palau
Palau: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 9.04 million current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Palau, 1992–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Palau is 9.04 million current US$, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Palau peaked at 10.19 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.68 million current US$, in 1992.
Palau ranks 199th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Palau, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.68 million current US$ | — |
| 1993 | 2.80 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 2.93 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 3.06 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 3.18 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 3.31 million current US$ | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 3.42 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 3.55 million current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.90 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 4.27 million current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 4.43 million current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 4.62 million current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 5.07 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 6.05 million current US$ | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 6.13 million current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.18 million current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.64 million current US$ | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 5.52 million current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 6.00 million current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 6.26 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 6.84 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 7.11 million current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 7.41 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 7.30 million current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 8.98 million current US$ | +22.9% |
| 2017 | 9.73 million current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 9.79 million current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.19 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 9.68 million current US$ | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 9.04 million current US$ | -6.6% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 9.04 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 970.21 million current US$, 1% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Palau's 9.04 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 326.37 million current US$, 3% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.12 million current US$ | 2.68 million current US$ | 3.55 million current US$ | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.18 million current US$ | 3.90 million current US$ | 6.18 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.96 million current US$ | 6.00 million current US$ | 10.19 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.36 million current US$ | 9.04 million current US$ | 9.68 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 196 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.52 million current US$ compare
- 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 9.90 million current US$ compare
- 198 Vanuatu 9.72 million current US$ compare
- 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.81 million current US$ compare
- 201 Micronesia (country) 8.56 million current US$ compare
- 202 Marshall Islands 8.31 million current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Palau
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.7302 (2025)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -40.4% (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7995 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 15,617 units per person (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Palau?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Palau was 9.04 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 10.19 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.68 million current US$ in 1992.
- How does Palau rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Palau ranks 199th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.