Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 9.72 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Vanuatu, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Vanuatu is 9.72 million current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 150.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Vanuatu peaked at 9.72 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 803,756 current US$, in 1992.
That places Vanuatu 198th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 848,232 current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 896,648 current US$ | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 803,756 current US$ | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 841,321 current US$ | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 878,621 current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 1.07 million current US$ | +21.8% |
| 1996 | 1.43 million current US$ | +33.9% |
| 1997 | 1.49 million current US$ | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.37 million current US$ | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 1.60 million current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 1.67 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 1.75 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.61 million current US$ | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.89 million current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 1.54 million current US$ | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 1.63 million current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.72 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 2.83 million current US$ | +65.0% |
| 2008 | 2.68 million current US$ | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 3.59 million current US$ | +33.8% |
| 2010 | 3.72 million current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 3.88 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 3.73 million current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 3.56 million current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 5.39 million current US$ | +51.5% |
| 2015 | 4.87 million current US$ | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 6.46 million current US$ | +32.8% |
| 2017 | 6.36 million current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 8.23 million current US$ | +29.3% |
| 2019 | 8.56 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 8.72 million current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 9.72 million current US$ | +11.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 9.72 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 455.86 million current US$, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 9.72 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 326.37 million current US$, 3% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.12 million current US$ | 803,756 current US$ | 1.60 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 million current US$ | 1.54 million current US$ | 3.59 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.47 million current US$ | 3.56 million current US$ | 8.56 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.22 million current US$ | 8.72 million current US$ | 9.72 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 195 Grenada 12.38 million current US$ compare
- 196 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.52 million current US$ compare
- 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 9.90 million current US$ compare
- 199 Palau 9.04 million current US$ compare
- 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.81 million current US$ compare
- 201 Micronesia (country) 8.56 million current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2699 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.49 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.79 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 8.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 28.86 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 211.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 88.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -4.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Vanuatu?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Vanuatu was 9.72 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 9.72 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 803,756 current US$ in 1992.
- How does Vanuatu rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Vanuatu ranks 198th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.