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

Puerto Rico: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square was 4,901 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
4,901 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
36th
of 178 countries
All-time high
4,901 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
3,543 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
32
1990–2021

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1990200520211990: 3.5k current US$ per square kilometre1991: 3.6k current US$ per square kilometre1992: 3.7k current US$ per square kilometre1993: 3.9k current US$ per square kilometre1994: 3.8k current US$ per square kilometre1995: 4.1k current US$ per square kilometre1996: 4.1k current US$ per square kilometre1997: 4.1k current US$ per square kilometre1998: 4.4k current US$ per square kilometre1999: 3.8k current US$ per square kilometre2000: 3.9k current US$ per square kilometre2001: 4.0k current US$ per square kilometre2002: 3.9k current US$ per square kilometre2003: 4.0k current US$ per square kilometre2004: 3.8k current US$ per square kilometre2005: 4.1k current US$ per square kilometre2006: 4.3k current US$ per square kilometre2007: 4.4k current US$ per square kilometre2008: 4.5k current US$ per square kilometre2009: 4.7k current US$ per square kilometre2010: 4.4k current US$ per square kilometre2011: 4.8k current US$ per square kilometre2012: 4.7k current US$ per square kilometre2013: 4.6k current US$ per square kilometre2014: 4.5k current US$ per square kilometre2015: 4.2k current US$ per square kilometre2016: 4.4k current US$ per square kilometre2017: 4.5k current US$ per square kilometre2018: 4.5k current US$ per square kilometre2019: 4.6k current US$ per square kilometre2020: 4.8k current US$ per square kilometre2021: 4.9k 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$), per in Puerto Rico is 4,901 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Puerto Rico peaked at 4,901 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,543 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Puerto Rico 36th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1990 to 2021.
Year current US$ per square kilometre Change
1990 3,543 current US$ per square kilometre —
1991 3,603 current US$ per square kilometre +1.7%
1992 3,747 current US$ per square kilometre +4.0%
1993 3,871 current US$ per square kilometre +3.3%
1994 3,773 current US$ per square kilometre -2.5%
1995 4,058 current US$ per square kilometre +7.5%
1996 4,103 current US$ per square kilometre +1.1%
1997 4,134 current US$ per square kilometre +0.8%
1998 4,361 current US$ per square kilometre +5.5%
1999 3,794 current US$ per square kilometre -13.0%
2000 3,859 current US$ per square kilometre +1.7%
2001 4,047 current US$ per square kilometre +4.9%
2002 3,876 current US$ per square kilometre -4.2%
2003 3,972 current US$ per square kilometre +2.5%
2004 3,778 current US$ per square kilometre -4.9%
2005 4,118 current US$ per square kilometre +9.0%
2006 4,274 current US$ per square kilometre +3.8%
2007 4,355 current US$ per square kilometre +1.9%
2008 4,465 current US$ per square kilometre +2.5%
2009 4,654 current US$ per square kilometre +4.2%
2010 4,449 current US$ per square kilometre -4.4%
2011 4,842 current US$ per square kilometre +8.8%
2012 4,670 current US$ per square kilometre -3.6%
2013 4,650 current US$ per square kilometre -0.4%
2014 4,455 current US$ per square kilometre -4.2%
2015 4,216 current US$ per square kilometre -5.4%
2016 4,428 current US$ per square kilometre +5.0%
2017 4,475 current US$ per square kilometre +1.1%
2018 4,536 current US$ per square kilometre +1.4%
2019 4,599 current US$ per square kilometre +1.4%
2020 4,829 current US$ per square kilometre +5.0%
2021 4,901 current US$ per square kilometre +1.5%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 4,901 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,253 current US$ per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 4,901 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,328 current US$ per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,899 current US$ per square kilometre 3,543 current US$ per square kilometre 4,361 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2000s 4,140 current US$ per square kilometre 3,778 current US$ per square kilometre 4,654 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2010s 4,532 current US$ per square kilometre 4,216 current US$ per square kilometre 4,842 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2020s 4,865 current US$ per square kilometre 4,829 current US$ per square kilometre 4,901 current US$ per square kilometre 2

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 33 Sao Tome and Principe 6,853 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 34 United Kingdom 6,257 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 35 Dominican Republic 5,919 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 37 Guatemala 4,717 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  5. 38 Sri Lanka 4,514 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 39 Italy 4,352 current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Puerto Rico?
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Puerto Rico was 4,901 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 4,901 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 3,543 current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Puerto Rico rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per?
Puerto Rico ranks 36th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.