South Asia - Carbon dioxide damage
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI)
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) in South Asia was 3.63 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 3.66 in 2002, while its lowest value was 0.75 in 1974.
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 | 0.77 |
| 1971 | 0.81 |
| 1972 | 0.86 |
| 1973 | 0.79 |
| 1974 | 0.75 |
| 1975 | 0.85 |
| 1976 | 0.98 |
| 1977 | 0.98 |
| 1978 | 0.96 |
| 1979 | 0.99 |
| 1980 | 0.97 |
| 1981 | 1.11 |
| 1982 | 1.22 |
| 1983 | 1.33 |
| 1984 | 1.45 |
| 1985 | 1.55 |
| 1986 | 1.63 |
| 1987 | 1.65 |
| 1988 | 1.76 |
| 1989 | 2.02 |
| 1990 | 2.14 |
| 1991 | 2.69 |
| 1992 | 2.82 |
| 1993 | 3.09 |
| 1994 | 3.02 |
| 1995 | 3.00 |
| 1996 | 3.11 |
| 1997 | 3.20 |
| 1998 | 3.32 |
| 1999 | 3.41 |
| 2000 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.65 |
| 2002 | 3.66 |
| 2003 | 3.41 |
| 2004 | 3.25 |
| 2005 | 3.17 |
| 2006 | 3.12 |
| 2007 | 2.81 |
| 2008 | 3.18 |
| 2009 | 3.26 |
| 2010 | 2.75 |
| 2011 | 2.77 |
| 2012 | 3.10 |
| 2013 | 3.19 |
| 2014 | 3.31 |
| 2015 | 3.43 |
| 2016 | 3.41 |
| 2017 | 3.28 |
| 2018 | 3.51 |
| 2019 | 3.63 |
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: National accounts
