Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 1.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Africa Western and Central, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Africa Western and Central is 1.3%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Africa Western and Central peaked at 1.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1990.
Africa Western and Central ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +21.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +36.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 35 Marshall Islands 2.8% compare
- 36 Republic of Moldova 2.8% compare
- 37 Tunisia 2.8% compare
- 38 Georgia 2.8% compare
- 39 Myanmar 2.8% compare
- 40 Trinidad and Tobago 2.8% compare
- 41 China 2.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Western and Central
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 368.43 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 11.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2325 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 371.97 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2303 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 2.8% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 942.07 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 807.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 173.24 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Africa Western and Central?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Africa Western and Central was 1.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.