Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Australia

Australia: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 1.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
1.1%
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
133rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.9%
in 2002
All-time low
0.8%
in 2013
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Australia, 1990–2021

00.511.521990200520211990: 1.1 % of GNI1991: 1.1 % of GNI1992: 1.1 % of GNI1993: 1.3 % of GNI1994: 1.3 % of GNI1995: 1.2 % of GNI1996: 1.2 % of GNI1997: 1.2 % of GNI1998: 1.5 % of GNI1999: 1.6 % of GNI2000: 1.6 % of GNI2001: 1.8 % of GNI2002: 1.9 % of GNI2003: 1.6 % of GNI2004: 1.4 % of GNI2005: 1.3 % of GNI2006: 1.3 % of GNI2007: 1.2 % of GNI2008: 1 % of GNI2009: 1.2 % of GNI2010: 1 % of GNI2011: 0.859 % of GNI2012: 0.802 % of GNI2013: 0.8 % of GNI2014: 0.876 % of GNI2015: 0.993 % of GNI2016: 1.2 % of GNI2017: 1.1 % of GNI2018: 1.1 % of GNI2019: 1.2 % of GNI2020: 1.2 % of GNI2021: 1.1 % of GNI

Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

Australia recorded 1.1% for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Australia peaked at 1.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2013.

Australia ranks 133rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) in Australia, 1990 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1990 1.1%
1991 1.1% +2.0%
1992 1.1% +6.0%
1993 1.3% +9.7%
1994 1.3% +3.1%
1995 1.2% -4.0%
1996 1.2% -0.9%
1997 1.2% -2.1%
1998 1.5% +20.1%
1999 1.6% +8.0%
2000 1.6% -0.6%
2001 1.8% +16.6%
2002 1.9% +1.7%
2003 1.6% -11.9%
2004 1.4% -17.1%
2005 1.3% -4.9%
2006 1.3% -0.4%
2007 1.2% -5.0%
2008 1.0% -15.3%
2009 1.2% +18.2%
2010 1.0% -17.7%
2011 0.9% -14.4%
2012 0.8% -6.6%
2013 0.8% -0.2%
2014 0.9% +9.5%
2015 1.0% +13.4%
2016 1.2% +18.2%
2017 1.1% -3.8%
2018 1.1% -2.9%
2019 1.2% +6.9%
2020 1.2% +4.7%
2021 1.1% -10.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.3% 1.1% 1.6% 10
2000s 1.4% 1.0% 1.9% 10
2010s 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% 10
2020s 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 2

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 130 Estonia 1.2% compare
  2. 131 Hungary 1.1% compare
  3. 132 Slovakia 1.1% compare
  4. 134 Eswatini 1.1% compare
  5. 135 Romania 1.1% compare
  6. 136 Paraguay 1.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Australia?
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Australia was 1.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2002.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
How does Australia rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
Australia ranks 133rd out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia 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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Indicator
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 7,590 data points, 1970–2021
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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.