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

India: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square was 12,368 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
12,368 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
14th
of 178 countries
All-time high
12,368 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
3,250 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1993
Years of data
32
1990–2021

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

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1990200520211990: 4.3k current US$ per square kilometre1991: 3.5k current US$ per square kilometre1992: 3.5k current US$ per square kilometre1993: 3.3k current US$ per square kilometre1994: 3.6k current US$ per square kilometre1995: 3.6k current US$ per square kilometre1996: 3.7k current US$ per square kilometre1997: 3.9k current US$ per square kilometre1998: 3.7k current US$ per square kilometre1999: 3.7k current US$ per square kilometre2000: 3.6k current US$ per square kilometre2001: 3.6k current US$ per square kilometre2002: 3.6k current US$ per square kilometre2003: 4.0k current US$ per square kilometre2004: 4.3k current US$ per square kilometre2005: 4.7k current US$ per square kilometre2006: 5.0k current US$ per square kilometre2007: 6.3k current US$ per square kilometre2008: 6.3k current US$ per square kilometre2009: 6.7k current US$ per square kilometre2010: 8.1k current US$ per square kilometre2011: 8.9k current US$ per square kilometre2012: 9.0k current US$ per square kilometre2013: 8.8k current US$ per square kilometre2014: 9.1k current US$ per square kilometre2015: 9.0k current US$ per square kilometre2016: 9.2k current US$ per square kilometre2017: 10.2k current US$ per square kilometre2018: 10.2k current US$ per square kilometre2019: 10.7k current US$ per square kilometre2020: 11.1k current US$ per square kilometre2021: 12.4k current US$ per square kilometre

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

Analysis

In 2021, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in India stood at 12,368 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in India peaked at 12,368 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,250 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1993.

That places India 14th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per square kilometre in India, 1990 to 2021.
Year current US$ per square kilometre Change
1990 4,310 current US$ per square kilometre —
1991 3,526 current US$ per square kilometre -18.2%
1992 3,543 current US$ per square kilometre +0.5%
1993 3,250 current US$ per square kilometre -8.3%
1994 3,561 current US$ per square kilometre +9.6%
1995 3,637 current US$ per square kilometre +2.1%
1996 3,722 current US$ per square kilometre +2.3%
1997 3,866 current US$ per square kilometre +3.9%
1998 3,702 current US$ per square kilometre -4.3%
1999 3,703 current US$ per square kilometre +0.0%
2000 3,620 current US$ per square kilometre -2.3%
2001 3,570 current US$ per square kilometre -1.4%
2002 3,627 current US$ per square kilometre +1.6%
2003 3,962 current US$ per square kilometre +9.2%
2004 4,258 current US$ per square kilometre +7.5%
2005 4,666 current US$ per square kilometre +9.6%
2006 5,043 current US$ per square kilometre +8.1%
2007 6,288 current US$ per square kilometre +24.7%
2008 6,257 current US$ per square kilometre -0.5%
2009 6,736 current US$ per square kilometre +7.6%
2010 8,136 current US$ per square kilometre +20.8%
2011 8,911 current US$ per square kilometre +9.5%
2012 8,955 current US$ per square kilometre +0.5%
2013 8,823 current US$ per square kilometre -1.5%
2014 9,110 current US$ per square kilometre +3.2%
2015 9,004 current US$ per square kilometre -1.2%
2016 9,185 current US$ per square kilometre +2.0%
2017 10,174 current US$ per square kilometre +10.8%
2018 10,197 current US$ per square kilometre +0.2%
2019 10,745 current US$ per square kilometre +5.4%
2020 11,113 current US$ per square kilometre +3.4%
2021 12,368 current US$ per square kilometre +11.3%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 12,368 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,403 current US$ per square kilometre, 8.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • India's 12,368 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 8,441 current US$ per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,682 current US$ per square kilometre 3,250 current US$ per square kilometre 4,310 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2000s 4,803 current US$ per square kilometre 3,570 current US$ per square kilometre 6,736 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2010s 9,324 current US$ per square kilometre 8,136 current US$ per square kilometre 10,745 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2020s 11,741 current US$ per square kilometre 11,113 current US$ per square kilometre 12,368 current US$ per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near India

  1. 11 Maldives 17,040 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 12 Netherlands 15,294 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 13 Haiti 14,071 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 15 Kuwait 12,302 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  5. 16 Lebanon 11,490 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 17 Japan 10,438 current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in India?
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in India was 12,368 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 12,368 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 3,250 current US$ per square kilometre in 1993.
How does India rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per?
India ranks 14th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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.