Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 56.91 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Puerto Rico, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Puerto Rico stood at 56.91 million current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Puerto Rico peaked at 162.90 million current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.55 million current US$, in 1970.
That places Puerto Rico 165th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.55 million current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 4.08 million current US$ | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 4.61 million current US$ | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 4.97 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 5.42 million current US$ | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 5.43 million current US$ | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 5.81 million current US$ | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 5.83 million current US$ | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 6.39 million current US$ | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 6.16 million current US$ | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 6.52 million current US$ | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 7.05 million current US$ | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 6.85 million current US$ | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 7.05 million current US$ | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 7.79 million current US$ | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 7.60 million current US$ | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 7.94 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 9.34 million current US$ | +17.7% |
| 1988 | 10.40 million current US$ | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 11.94 million current US$ | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 10.68 million current US$ | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 11.32 million current US$ | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 11.60 million current US$ | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 12.31 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 13.31 million current US$ | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 14.12 million current US$ | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 14.92 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 15.62 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 15.81 million current US$ | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 17.81 million current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 31.16 million current US$ | +75.0% |
| 2001 | 42.67 million current US$ | +36.9% |
| 2002 | 44.34 million current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 51.26 million current US$ | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 51.49 million current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 54.14 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 57.52 million current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 60.35 million current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 65.41 million current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 60.46 million current US$ | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 67.13 million current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 72.28 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 117.14 million current US$ | +62.1% |
| 2013 | 137.93 million current US$ | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 145.21 million current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 145.17 million current US$ | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 162.90 million current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 46.79 million current US$ | -71.3% |
| 2018 | 48.91 million current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 50.72 million current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 50.91 million current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 56.91 million current US$ | +11.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 56.91 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 970.21 million current US$, 6% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 56.91 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 265.41 million current US$, 21% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -71.3% | 162.90 million current US$ | 46.79 million current US$ |
| 2000 | +75.0% | 17.81 million current US$ | 31.16 million current US$ |
| 2012 | +62.1% | 72.28 million current US$ | 117.14 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.23 million current US$ | 3.55 million current US$ | 6.39 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.25 million current US$ | 6.52 million current US$ | 11.94 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.75 million current US$ | 10.68 million current US$ | 17.81 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.88 million current US$ | 31.16 million current US$ | 65.41 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.42 million current US$ | 46.79 million current US$ | 162.90 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.91 million current US$ | 50.91 million current US$ | 56.91 million current US$ | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Puerto Rico
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 3,127 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.077 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3,127 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.2423 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0741 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3,010 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Puerto Rico?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Puerto Rico was 56.91 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 162.90 million current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.55 million current US$ in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Puerto Rico ranks 165th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.