Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 2.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 2.5% for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 3.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1991.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 19th out of 47 groups 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.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.6% | — |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +18.9% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +27.1% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More economy & growth data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1486 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5957 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,159 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6726 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 226.14 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 255.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -4.92 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Africa Eastern and Southern was 2.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1991.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI). 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 as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.