Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Singapore
Singapore: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 2.10 billion current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Singapore, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Singapore is 2.10 billion current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Singapore peaked at 2.10 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 351.05 million current US$, in 1990.
Singapore ranks 57th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Singapore, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 351.05 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 390.30 million current US$ | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 420.77 million current US$ | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 507.04 million current US$ | +20.5% |
| 1994 | 556.17 million current US$ | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 574.49 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 613.13 million current US$ | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 631.78 million current US$ | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 634.26 million current US$ | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 670.99 million current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 781.82 million current US$ | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 815.67 million current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 832.11 million current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 801.85 million current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 874.11 million current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 858.52 million current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 911.55 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 986.09 million current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 1.03 billion current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.07 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.21 billion current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 1.34 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 1.36 billion current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.42 billion current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.49 billion current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.58 billion current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.66 billion current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.84 billion current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 1.86 billion current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.93 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.87 billion current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.10 billion current US$ | +12.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 2.10 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 970.21 million current US$, 2.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 2.10 billion current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 326.37 million current US$, 6.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 535.00 million current US$ | 351.05 million current US$ | 670.99 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 896.52 million current US$ | 781.82 million current US$ | 1.07 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 billion current US$ | 1.21 billion current US$ | 1.93 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 billion current US$ | 1.87 billion current US$ | 2.10 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More economy & growth data for Singapore
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,066 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.451 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 778.55 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Singapore?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Singapore was 2.10 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 2.10 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 351.05 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Singapore rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Singapore ranks 57th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.