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

China: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square was 8,926 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
8,926 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 16.1%
World rank
24th
of 178 countries
All-time high
8,926 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
539.26 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
32
1990–2021

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200520211990: 543.8 current US$ per square kilometre1991: 539.3 current US$ per square kilometre1992: 572.9 current US$ per square kilometre1993: 542.5 current US$ per square kilometre1994: 629.8 current US$ per square kilometre1995: 803.9 current US$ per square kilometre1996: 928.8 current US$ per square kilometre1997: 988.2 current US$ per square kilometre1998: 1.0k current US$ per square kilometre1999: 1.1k current US$ per square kilometre2000: 1.1k current US$ per square kilometre2001: 1.1k current US$ per square kilometre2002: 1.2k current US$ per square kilometre2003: 1.2k current US$ per square kilometre2004: 1.3k current US$ per square kilometre2005: 1.5k current US$ per square kilometre2006: 1.6k current US$ per square kilometre2007: 2.0k current US$ per square kilometre2008: 2.5k current US$ per square kilometre2009: 2.8k current US$ per square kilometre2010: 3.2k current US$ per square kilometre2011: 3.9k current US$ per square kilometre2012: 4.5k current US$ per square kilometre2013: 5.0k current US$ per square kilometre2014: 5.5k current US$ per square kilometre2015: 5.9k current US$ per square kilometre2016: 6.0k current US$ per square kilometre2017: 6.4k current US$ per square kilometre2018: 7.1k current US$ per square kilometre2019: 7.3k current US$ per square kilometre2020: 7.7k current US$ per square kilometre2021: 8.9k current US$ per square kilometre

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

Analysis

China recorded 8,926 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and up 126.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in China peaked at 8,926 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 539.26 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1991.

That places China 24th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per square kilometre in China, 1990 to 2021.
Year current US$ per square kilometre Change
1990 543.75 current US$ per square kilometre —
1991 539.26 current US$ per square kilometre -0.8%
1992 572.89 current US$ per square kilometre +6.2%
1993 542.47 current US$ per square kilometre -5.3%
1994 629.8 current US$ per square kilometre +16.1%
1995 803.87 current US$ per square kilometre +27.6%
1996 928.79 current US$ per square kilometre +15.5%
1997 988.24 current US$ per square kilometre +6.4%
1998 1,025 current US$ per square kilometre +3.8%
1999 1,054 current US$ per square kilometre +2.8%
2000 1,111 current US$ per square kilometre +5.5%
2001 1,146 current US$ per square kilometre +3.1%
2002 1,173 current US$ per square kilometre +2.4%
2003 1,225 current US$ per square kilometre +4.4%
2004 1,349 current US$ per square kilometre +10.1%
2005 1,479 current US$ per square kilometre +9.7%
2006 1,646 current US$ per square kilometre +11.3%
2007 1,969 current US$ per square kilometre +19.6%
2008 2,504 current US$ per square kilometre +27.2%
2009 2,756 current US$ per square kilometre +10.0%
2010 3,203 current US$ per square kilometre +16.2%
2011 3,943 current US$ per square kilometre +23.1%
2012 4,462 current US$ per square kilometre +13.2%
2013 5,008 current US$ per square kilometre +12.2%
2014 5,482 current US$ per square kilometre +9.5%
2015 5,870 current US$ per square kilometre +7.1%
2016 5,972 current US$ per square kilometre +1.7%
2017 6,420 current US$ per square kilometre +7.5%
2018 7,110 current US$ per square kilometre +10.8%
2019 7,280 current US$ per square kilometre +2.4%
2020 7,686 current US$ per square kilometre +5.6%
2021 8,926 current US$ per square kilometre +16.1%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 8,926 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,396 current US$ per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • China's 8,926 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,871 current US$ per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 762.82 current US$ per square kilometre 539.26 current US$ per square kilometre 1,054 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2000s 1,636 current US$ per square kilometre 1,111 current US$ per square kilometre 2,756 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2010s 5,475 current US$ per square kilometre 3,203 current US$ per square kilometre 7,280 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2020s 8,306 current US$ per square kilometre 7,686 current US$ per square kilometre 8,926 current US$ per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near China

  1. 21 Mauritius 9,500 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 22 Philippines 9,258 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 23 Rwanda 8,958 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 25 Belgium 8,831 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  5. 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8,751 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 27 Saint Lucia 8,124 current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in China?
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in China was 8,926 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 8,926 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 539.26 current US$ per square kilometre in 1991.
How does China rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per?
China ranks 24th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 126.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China 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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Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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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.