Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1994–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 0.3%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 199th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.6% | — |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +29.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -81.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +166.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +35.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +22.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -39.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3349 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 270.19 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 78.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 80.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 0.9722 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 239.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 192,843 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.069 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 199th out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.