Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 337.18 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 337.18 million current US$ for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 119.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Papua New Guinea peaked at 337.18 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.30 million current US$, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 120th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.30 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 27.92 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 29.20 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 30.99 million current US$ | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 30.17 million current US$ | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 32.56 million current US$ | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 35.50 million current US$ | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 39.73 million current US$ | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 45.37 million current US$ | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 46.15 million current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 52.53 million current US$ | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 65.79 million current US$ | +25.2% |
| 2002 | 72.75 million current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 85.73 million current US$ | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 109.21 million current US$ | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 114.70 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 117.22 million current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 130.05 million current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 127.75 million current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 138.92 million current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 143.46 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 153.91 million current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 151.93 million current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 169.38 million current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 198.32 million current US$ | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 226.37 million current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 275.08 million current US$ | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 284.74 million current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 296.19 million current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 309.10 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 312.33 million current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 337.18 million current US$ | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.39 million current US$ | 26.30 million current US$ | 46.15 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.47 million current US$ | 52.53 million current US$ | 138.92 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 220.85 million current US$ | 143.46 million current US$ | 309.10 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 324.76 million current US$ | 312.33 million current US$ | 337.18 million current US$ | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 11,553 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual -22.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -31.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate -5.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 130.56 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Papua New Guinea?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Papua New Guinea was 337.18 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 337.18 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.30 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 120th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.