Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … capita in South Africa
South Africa: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … capita was 21.94 current US$ per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per in South Africa, 1990–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 21.94 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in 2020.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in South Africa peaked at 44.8 current US$ per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 20.99 current US$ per person, in 2002.
South Africa ranks 72nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.63 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 41.95 current US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 44.8 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 39.79 current US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 38.43 current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 38.41 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 32.98 current US$ per person | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 34.01 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 30.76 current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 29.02 current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 28.32 current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 23.54 current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 20.99 current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 30.21 current US$ per person | +43.9% |
| 2004 | 35.8 current US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 36.79 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 35.74 current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 35.81 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 32.51 current US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 32.1 current US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 37.79 current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 37.68 current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 34.78 current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 31.53 current US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 29.74 current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 25.59 current US$ per person | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 22.53 current US$ per person | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 25.88 current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 26.14 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 24.68 current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 21.94 current US$ per person | -11.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 21.94 current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.9 current US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 21.94 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.6 current US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.18 current US$ per person | 29.02 current US$ per person | 44.8 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.18 current US$ per person | 20.99 current US$ per person | 36.79 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.64 current US$ per person | 22.53 current US$ per person | 37.79 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.94 current US$ per person | 21.94 current US$ per person | 21.94 current US$ per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 95.75 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0106 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 69.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -28.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in South Africa?
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in South Africa was 21.94 current US$ per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8 current US$ per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.99 current US$ per person in 2002.
- How does South Africa rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per?
- South Africa ranks 72nd out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.