Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in American Samoa
American Samoa: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 17.65 million current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in American Samoa, 1980–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 17.65 million current US$ for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in 2021. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 23.7% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in American Samoa peaked at 17.65 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.74 million current US$, in 1980.
That places American Samoa 187th out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.55 million current US$ | 2.74 million current US$ | 6.26 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.48 million current US$ | 7.00 million current US$ | 9.99 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.32 million current US$ | 10.22 million current US$ | 16.62 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.92 million current US$ | 10.60 million current US$ | 17.20 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.95 million current US$ | 14.26 million current US$ | 17.65 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 184 Greenland 20.96 million current US$ compare
- 185 Saint Lucia 19.69 million current US$ compare
- 186 Antigua and Barbuda 18.15 million current US$ compare
- 188 Comoros 16.42 million current US$ compare
- 189 Djibouti 15.43 million current US$ compare
- 190 Guinea-Bissau 15.19 million current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for American Samoa
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ (2024)
- GDP 871.00 million current US$ (2022)
- GDP deflator 135.04 base year varies by country (2022)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 14.2% (2022)
- Trade 124.7% (2022)
- External balance on goods and services -30.8% (2022)
- Imports of goods and services -12.6% (2022)
- Imports of goods and services 677.00 million current LCU (2022)
- Imports of goods and services 527.74 million constant 2015 US$ (2022)
- GDP 871.00 million current LCU (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in American Samoa?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in American Samoa was 17.65 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 17.65 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 million current US$ in 1980.
- How does American Samoa rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- American Samoa ranks 187th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. 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.