Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 1.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Least developed countries, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 1.4% for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Least developed countries peaked at 1.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1990.
Least developed countries ranks 32nd of 47 groups 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +44.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +40.1% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -14.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 29 Azerbaijan 3.1% compare
- 30 Egypt 3.0% compare
- 31 Guyana 3.0% compare
- 32 Saudi Arabia 2.9% compare
- 33 Sudan 2.9% compare
- 34 Malaysia 2.9% compare
- 35 Marshall Islands 2.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries
- Manufacturing, value added 185.44 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 28.5% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -6.8% (2025)
- Trade 43.7% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7802 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 260.34 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 1,063 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 29.7% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 4.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Least developed countries?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Least developed countries was 1.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- How does Least developed countries rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Least developed countries ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.