Ghana - Carbon dioxide damage

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$)

The latest value for Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in Ghana was 868,698,200 as of 2019. Over the past 49 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 868,698,200 in 2019 and 6,521,246 in 1971.

Definition: Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$30 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2014 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2015) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in "The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future" (Lange et al 2018).

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Year Value
1970 6,942,717
1971 6,521,246
1972 7,345,150
1973 8,089,779
1974 10,699,120
1975 11,177,180
1976 10,689,290
1977 14,318,840
1978 15,498,620
1979 15,361,140
1980 16,487,820
1981 21,970,270
1982 23,823,860
1983 30,407,310
1984 22,746,280
1985 30,912,250
1986 29,542,470
1987 33,375,270
1988 37,104,360
1989 38,211,480
1990 46,711,620
1991 54,827,740
1992 50,312,860
1993 62,023,920
1994 76,375,050
1995 80,683,810
1996 89,322,660
1997 105,416,500
1998 109,629,100
1999 116,319,800
2000 116,761,000
2001 134,243,400
2002 149,558,400
2003 160,150,200
2004 161,939,600
2005 162,477,000
2006 229,051,700
2007 252,559,900
2008 244,796,100
2009 212,741,600
2010 284,240,000
2011 343,479,500
2012 461,581,300
2013 474,441,000
2014 513,711,500
2015 575,490,800
2016 598,746,000
2017 683,971,500
2018 771,910,100
2019 868,698,200

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI)

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) in Ghana was 1.33 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 2.58 in 2001, while its lowest value was 0.27 in 1971.

Definition: Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$30 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2014 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2015) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in "The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future" (Lange et al 2018).

See also:

Year Value
1970 0.32
1971 0.27
1972 0.35
1973 0.33
1974 0.37
1975 0.40
1976 0.39
1977 0.45
1978 0.42
1979 0.38
1980 0.37
1981 0.52
1982 0.59
1983 0.76
1984 0.52
1985 0.70
1986 0.53
1987 0.68
1988 0.73
1989 0.74
1990 0.81
1991 0.85
1992 0.80
1993 1.06
1994 1.43
1995 1.27
1996 1.32
1997 1.56
1998 1.50
1999 1.54
2000 2.41
2001 2.58
2002 2.48
2003 2.14
2004 1.86
2005 1.53
2006 1.13
2007 1.02
2008 0.86
2009 0.82
2010 0.90
2011 0.90
2012 1.18
2013 0.78
2014 0.99
2015 1.20
2016 1.11
2017 1.19
2018 1.20
2019 1.33

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts