Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in American Samoa

American Samoa: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 17.65 million current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
17.65 million current US$
Change on year
up 23.7%
World rank
187th
of 209 countries
All-time high
17.65 million current US$
in 2021
All-time low
2.74 million current US$
in 1980
Years of data
42
1980–2021

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in American Samoa, 1980–2021

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1980200020211980: 2.7M current US$1981: 3.6M current US$1982: 5.5M current US$1983: 3.7M current US$1984: 4.4M current US$1985: 4.4M current US$1986: 4.7M current US$1987: 5.1M current US$1988: 5.3M current US$1989: 6.3M current US$1990: 7.0M current US$1991: 7.4M current US$1992: 8.0M current US$1993: 8.1M current US$1994: 8.2M current US$1995: 8.4M current US$1996: 8.7M current US$1997: 9.3M current US$1998: 9.6M current US$1999: 10.0M current US$2000: 10.2M current US$2001: 10.7M current US$2002: 11.3M current US$2003: 11.8M current US$2004: 12.4M current US$2005: 13.8M current US$2006: 14.8M current US$2007: 15.5M current US$2008: 16.2M current US$2009: 16.6M current US$2010: 17.2M current US$2011: 10.6M current US$2012: 11.1M current US$2013: 11.5M current US$2014: 12.0M current US$2015: 12.4M current US$2016: 12.8M current US$2017: 13.3M current US$2018: 13.9M current US$2019: 14.5M current US$2020: 14.3M current US$2021: 17.6M current US$

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 184 Greenland 20.96 million current US$ compare
  2. 185 Saint Lucia 19.69 million current US$ compare
  3. 186 Antigua and Barbuda 18.15 million current US$ compare
  4. 188 Comoros 16.42 million current US$ compare
  5. 189 Djibouti 15.43 million current US$ compare
  6. 190 Guinea-Bissau 15.19 million current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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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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Indicator
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,864 data points, 1970–2021
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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.