Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Tonga
Tonga: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 7.46 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Tonga, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Tonga stood at 7.46 million current US$. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 127.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Tonga peaked at 7.46 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 969,408 current US$, in 1990.
Tonga ranks 203rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 969,408 current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 1.15 million current US$ | +18.9% |
| 1992 | 1.07 million current US$ | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 1.26 million current US$ | +17.8% |
| 1994 | 1.32 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.53 million current US$ | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 1.27 million current US$ | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 1.49 million current US$ | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 1.54 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.95 million current US$ | +26.7% |
| 2000 | 1.86 million current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.75 million current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 2.02 million current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 2.52 million current US$ | +25.1% |
| 2004 | 2.87 million current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 3.02 million current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 3.68 million current US$ | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 3.35 million current US$ | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 3.49 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.87 million current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 3.43 million current US$ | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 3.28 million current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.42 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.88 million current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 3.70 million current US$ | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 4.17 million current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 5.39 million current US$ | +29.1% |
| 2017 | 6.74 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 6.27 million current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 6.52 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 6.98 million current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 7.46 million current US$ | +6.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 7.46 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 960.77 million current US$, 1% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 7.46 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 326.37 million current US$, 2% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.36 million current US$ | 969,408 current US$ | 1.95 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.84 million current US$ | 1.75 million current US$ | 3.87 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.68 million current US$ | 3.28 million current US$ | 6.74 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.22 million current US$ | 6.98 million current US$ | 7.46 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.81 million current US$ compare
- 201 Micronesia (country) 8.56 million current US$ compare
- 202 Marshall Islands 8.31 million current US$ compare
- 204 Sao Tome and Principe 7.13 million current US$ compare
- 205 British Virgin Islands 7.00 million current US$ compare
- 206 Dominica 6.59 million current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Tonga
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.3875 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.25 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 12.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -12.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -560.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -115.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Tonga?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Tonga was 7.46 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7.46 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 969,408 current US$ in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Tonga ranks 203rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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.