Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square in Australia

Australia: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square was 39 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
39 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 15.8%
World rank
177th
of 178 countries
All-time high
40.52 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
13.86 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2002
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per in Australia, 1990–2021

102030401990200520211990: 20.4 current US$ per square kilometre1991: 19.7 current US$ per square kilometre1992: 19 current US$ per square kilometre1993: 16.1 current US$ per square kilometre1994: 16.1 current US$ per square kilometre1995: 17.3 current US$ per square kilometre1996: 18 current US$ per square kilometre1997: 18.9 current US$ per square kilometre1998: 16.5 current US$ per square kilometre1999: 15.2 current US$ per square kilometre2000: 15.8 current US$ per square kilometre2001: 13.9 current US$ per square kilometre2002: 13.9 current US$ per square kilometre2003: 15.5 current US$ per square kilometre2004: 19 current US$ per square kilometre2005: 21.2 current US$ per square kilometre2006: 22.3 current US$ per square kilometre2007: 25.1 current US$ per square kilometre2008: 30.1 current US$ per square kilometre2009: 26.2 current US$ per square kilometre2010: 31.7 current US$ per square kilometre2011: 37.5 current US$ per square kilometre2012: 39.9 current US$ per square kilometre2013: 40.5 current US$ per square kilometre2014: 38.2 current US$ per square kilometre2015: 35.5 current US$ per square kilometre2016: 30 current US$ per square kilometre2017: 31.8 current US$ per square kilometre2018: 35 current US$ per square kilometre2019: 34.7 current US$ per square kilometre2020: 33.7 current US$ per square kilometre2021: 39 current US$ per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Australia is 39 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Australia peaked at 40.52 current US$ per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.86 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2002.

That places Australia 177th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per square kilometre in Australia, 1990 to 2021.
Year current US$ per square kilometre Change
1990 20.36 current US$ per square kilometre —
1991 19.7 current US$ per square kilometre -3.3%
1992 18.98 current US$ per square kilometre -3.7%
1993 16.1 current US$ per square kilometre -15.2%
1994 16.07 current US$ per square kilometre -0.2%
1995 17.28 current US$ per square kilometre +7.6%
1996 17.98 current US$ per square kilometre +4.0%
1997 18.87 current US$ per square kilometre +5.0%
1998 16.5 current US$ per square kilometre -12.6%
1999 15.23 current US$ per square kilometre -7.7%
2000 15.82 current US$ per square kilometre +3.9%
2001 13.95 current US$ per square kilometre -11.9%
2002 13.86 current US$ per square kilometre -0.6%
2003 15.47 current US$ per square kilometre +11.6%
2004 19.04 current US$ per square kilometre +23.1%
2005 21.23 current US$ per square kilometre +11.5%
2006 22.33 current US$ per square kilometre +5.2%
2007 25.15 current US$ per square kilometre +12.6%
2008 30.12 current US$ per square kilometre +19.8%
2009 26.23 current US$ per square kilometre -12.9%
2010 31.66 current US$ per square kilometre +20.7%
2011 37.52 current US$ per square kilometre +18.5%
2012 39.88 current US$ per square kilometre +6.3%
2013 40.52 current US$ per square kilometre +1.6%
2014 38.2 current US$ per square kilometre -5.7%
2015 35.49 current US$ per square kilometre -7.1%
2016 29.95 current US$ per square kilometre -15.6%
2017 31.79 current US$ per square kilometre +6.1%
2018 35.02 current US$ per square kilometre +10.2%
2019 34.66 current US$ per square kilometre -1.0%
2020 33.69 current US$ per square kilometre -2.8%
2021 39 current US$ per square kilometre +15.8%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 39 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,253 current US$ per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 39 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,871 current US$ per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.71 current US$ per square kilometre 15.23 current US$ per square kilometre 20.36 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2000s 20.32 current US$ per square kilometre 13.86 current US$ per square kilometre 30.12 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2010s 35.47 current US$ per square kilometre 29.95 current US$ per square kilometre 40.52 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2020s 36.35 current US$ per square kilometre 33.69 current US$ per square kilometre 39 current US$ per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 174 Mongolia 55.53 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 175 Suriname 41.4 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 176 Central African Republic 39.2 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 178 Iceland 38.67 current US$ per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 178 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Australia?
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Australia was 39 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 40.52 current US$ per square kilometre in 2013.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.86 current US$ per square kilometre in 2002.
How does Australia rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per?
Australia ranks 177th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 5,405 data points, 1990–2021
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Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.