Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 337.18 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 337.18 million current US$ for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 119.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Papua New Guinea peaked at 337.18 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.30 million current US$, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 120th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.39 million current US$ | 26.30 million current US$ | 46.15 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.47 million current US$ | 52.53 million current US$ | 138.92 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 220.85 million current US$ | 143.46 million current US$ | 309.10 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 324.76 million current US$ | 312.33 million current US$ | 337.18 million current US$ | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- DEC alternative conversion factor 4.12 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 931.74 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 226.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.32 billion current LCU (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.38 billion current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -9.64 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 11,553 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,890 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 124.34 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Papua New Guinea?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Papua New Guinea was 337.18 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 337.18 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.30 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 120th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.