Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Switzerland
Switzerland: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 1.59 billion current US$ in 2021. β² Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Switzerland, 1990β2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Switzerland is 1.59 billion current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Switzerland peaked at 1.59 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 525.06 million current US$, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 66th out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 657.55 million current US$ | 525.06 million current US$ | 790.45 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 billion current US$ | 811.33 million current US$ | 1.21 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 billion current US$ | 1.23 billion current US$ | 1.52 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 billion current US$ | 1.48 billion current US$ | 1.59 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 63 Azerbaijan, Republic of 1.68 billion current US$ compare
- 64 Ireland 1.68 billion current US$ compare
- 65 Ecuador 1.65 billion current US$ compare
- 67 Norway 1.59 billion current US$ compare
- 68 New Zealand 1.50 billion current US$ compare
- 69 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 1.50 billion current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Switzerland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6894 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.9204 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.09 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.7933 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.26 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.8132 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 93,328 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Switzerland?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Switzerland was 1.59 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 525.06 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Switzerland ranks 66th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.