Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in South Africa
South Africa: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 19.07 billion current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in South Africa, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 19.07 billion current US$ 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 10.9% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in South Africa peaked at 19.07 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.00 billion current US$, in 1990.
That places South Africa 14th out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in South Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.00 billion current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 3.10 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 3.20 billion current US$ | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 3.46 billion current US$ | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 3.69 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 4.04 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 4.36 billion current US$ | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 4.79 billion current US$ | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 5.08 billion current US$ | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 4.94 billion current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 5.28 billion current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 6.22 billion current US$ | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 6.68 billion current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 7.42 billion current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 8.38 billion current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 8.79 billion current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 9.31 billion current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 10.23 billion current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 11.45 billion current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 11.16 billion current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 12.15 billion current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 12.21 billion current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 13.26 billion current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 14.12 billion current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 15.08 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 14.77 billion current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 15.27 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 16.30 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 17.02 billion current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 17.93 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 17.20 billion current US$ | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 19.07 billion current US$ | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.97 billion current US$ | 3.00 billion current US$ | 5.08 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.49 billion current US$ | 5.28 billion current US$ | 11.45 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.81 billion current US$ | 12.15 billion current US$ | 17.93 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.14 billion current US$ | 17.20 billion current US$ | 19.07 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 6.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 6,598 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 17.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 118,025 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8659 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,713 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in South Africa?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in South Africa was 19.07 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.07 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.00 billion current US$ in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- South Africa ranks 14th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.