Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana
Ghana: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 959.21 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana stood at 959.21 million current US$. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 173.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana peaked at 959.21 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.79 million current US$, in 1991.
That places Ghana 89th out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.75 million current US$ | 32.79 million current US$ | 116.80 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 179.04 million current US$ | 106.54 million current US$ | 276.45 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 544.89 million current US$ | 319.79 million current US$ | 817.21 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 905.35 million current US$ | 851.49 million current US$ | 959.21 million current US$ | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Ghana
- DEC alternative conversion factor 12.56 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 12.07 billion current LCU (2017)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.77 billion current US$ (2017)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 94.62 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 7.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -87.71 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -6.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 38,398 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,630 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 1.35 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana was 959.21 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 959.21 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.79 million current US$ in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Ghana ranks 89th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.