Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Puerto Rico, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Puerto Rico is 0.1%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.
That places Puerto Rico 204th out of 204 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1% | — |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -17.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +61.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +28.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +56.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -70.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 201 Sweden 0.2% compare
- 202 Switzerland 0.2% compare
- 203 Liechtenstein 0.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Puerto Rico
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 3,127 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) -2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.077 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 3,127 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.2423 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0741 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3,010 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Puerto Rico?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Puerto Rico was 0.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Puerto Rico ranks 204th out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.