Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 1.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Republic of Korea, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Republic of Korea is 1.5%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Republic of Korea peaked at 1.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1995.
Republic of Korea ranks 89th of 204 countries on this measure, 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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.1% | — |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +31.5% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Republic of Korea
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3902 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 14,137 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 26.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 32.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 20.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 754,550 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Republic of Korea?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Republic of Korea was 1.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1995.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Republic of Korea ranks 89th out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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.