Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Samoa
Samoa: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 13.26 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Samoa, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 13.26 million current US$ for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 122.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Samoa peaked at 13.26 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million current US$, in 1990.
That places Samoa 193rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.09 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 1.28 million current US$ | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 1.34 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 1.54 million current US$ | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 1.46 million current US$ | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 1.83 million current US$ | +25.3% |
| 1996 | 2.07 million current US$ | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 2.15 million current US$ | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 2.57 million current US$ | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 2.66 million current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 2.78 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 3.11 million current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 3.43 million current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 3.57 million current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 4.19 million current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 4.89 million current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 4.90 million current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.15 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 4.56 million current US$ | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 4.97 million current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 5.43 million current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 5.97 million current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 6.21 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.47 million current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 7.07 million current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 8.35 million current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 10.77 million current US$ | +29.1% |
| 2017 | 11.60 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 11.36 million current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 12.23 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 12.81 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 13.26 million current US$ | +3.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 13.26 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 960.77 million current US$, 1% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 13.26 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 326.37 million current US$, 4% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.80 million current US$ | 1.09 million current US$ | 2.66 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.16 million current US$ | 2.78 million current US$ | 5.15 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.55 million current US$ | 5.43 million current US$ | 12.23 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.04 million current US$ | 12.81 million current US$ | 13.26 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 190 Djibouti 15.43 million current US$ compare
- 191 Guinea-Bissau 15.19 million current US$ compare
- 192 Solomon Islands 14.75 million current US$ compare
- 194 Central African Republic 12.65 million current US$ compare
- 195 Grenada 12.38 million current US$ compare
- 196 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.52 million current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0322 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 189.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0235 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 138.02 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 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Samoa?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Samoa was 13.26 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.26 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Samoa ranks 193rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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.