Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage in South Korea

South Korea: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage was 2.76 billion current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2.76 billion current US$
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
9th
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.76 billion current US$
in 2021
All-time low
865.22 million current US$
in 1998
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage in South Korea, 1990–2021

1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B3.0B1990200520211990: 986.5M current US$1991: 1.0B current US$1992: 1.1B current US$1993: 1.1B current US$1994: 1.2B current US$1995: 1.3B current US$1996: 1.4B current US$1997: 1.2B current US$1998: 865.2M current US$1999: 1.0B current US$2000: 1.1B current US$2001: 967.1M current US$2002: 1.1B current US$2003: 1.1B current US$2004: 1.2B current US$2005: 1.4B current US$2006: 1.5B current US$2007: 1.6B current US$2008: 1.4B current US$2009: 1.3B current US$2010: 1.5B current US$2011: 1.6B current US$2012: 1.6B current US$2013: 1.8B current US$2014: 2.0B current US$2015: 1.9B current US$2016: 1.9B current US$2017: 2.1B current US$2018: 2.3B current US$2019: 2.3B current US$2020: 2.5B current US$2021: 2.8B current US$

Source: Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Measured in current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage in South Korea is 2.76 billion current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 74.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage in South Korea peaked at 2.76 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 865.22 million current US$, in 1998.

That places South Korea 9th out of 179 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 in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) in South Korea, 1990 to 2021.
Year current US$ Change
1990 986.48 million current US$
1991 1.05 billion current US$ +6.3%
1992 1.06 billion current US$ +0.6%
1993 1.07 billion current US$ +1.2%
1994 1.17 billion current US$ +9.4%
1995 1.33 billion current US$ +13.4%
1996 1.36 billion current US$ +2.9%
1997 1.24 billion current US$ -8.8%
1998 865.22 million current US$ -30.4%
1999 1.02 billion current US$ +17.7%
2000 1.08 billion current US$ +5.7%
2001 967.13 million current US$ -10.1%
2002 1.05 billion current US$ +8.8%
2003 1.13 billion current US$ +7.0%
2004 1.24 billion current US$ +10.3%
2005 1.40 billion current US$ +12.4%
2006 1.51 billion current US$ +7.9%
2007 1.63 billion current US$ +8.1%
2008 1.42 billion current US$ -13.0%
2009 1.29 billion current US$ -9.2%
2010 1.46 billion current US$ +13.8%
2011 1.58 billion current US$ +7.8%
2012 1.64 billion current US$ +4.0%
2013 1.79 billion current US$ +9.4%
2014 1.96 billion current US$ +9.1%
2015 1.93 billion current US$ -1.6%
2016 1.90 billion current US$ -1.2%
2017 2.09 billion current US$ +9.9%
2018 2.29 billion current US$ +9.6%
2019 2.32 billion current US$ +1.0%
2020 2.46 billion current US$ +6.2%
2021 2.76 billion current US$ +12.1%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 2.76 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 130.57 million current US$, 21.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 2.76 billion current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 215.95 million current US$, 12.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1998 -30.4% 1.24 billion current US$ 865.22 million current US$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.11 billion current US$ 865.22 million current US$ 1.36 billion current US$ 10
2000s 1.27 billion current US$ 967.13 million current US$ 1.63 billion current US$ 10
2010s 1.90 billion current US$ 1.46 billion current US$ 2.32 billion current US$ 10
2020s 2.61 billion current US$ 2.46 billion current US$ 2.76 billion current US$ 2

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 6 Indonesia 6.30 billion current US$ compare
  2. 7 Japan 3.80 billion current US$ compare
  3. 8 Philippines 2.76 billion current US$ compare
  4. 10 Germany 2.70 billion current US$ compare
  5. 11 Bangladesh 2.69 billion current US$ compare
  6. 12 Saudi Arabia 2.67 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage in South Korea?
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage in South Korea was 2.76 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 2.76 billion current US$ in 2021.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 865.22 million current US$ in 1998.
How does South Korea rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage?
South Korea ranks 9th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea data come from?
The figures come from Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published as part of Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 5,502 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Particulate emissions damage is the damage due to exposure of a country's population to ambient concentrations of particulates measuring less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5), ambient ozone pollution, and indoor concentrations of PM2.5 in households cooking with solid fuels. Damages are calculated as foregone labor income due to premature death. Estimates of health impacts from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 are for 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2013. Data for other years have been extrapolated from trends in mortality rates. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.