American Samoa - Carbon dioxide damage

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$)

The latest value for Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in American Samoa was 13,542,290 as of 2019. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 17,185,210 in 2010 and 2,738,155 in 1980.

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
1980 2,738,155
1981 3,602,071
1982 5,451,247
1983 3,651,615
1984 4,414,118
1985 4,362,034
1986 4,696,775
1987 5,109,767
1988 5,256,751
1989 6,265,535
1990 6,998,732
1991 7,398,212
1992 7,966,274
1993 8,111,590
1994 8,244,335
1995 8,369,702
1996 8,738,486
1997 9,321,001
1998 9,637,969
1999 9,997,148
2000 10,219,220
2001 10,678,370
2002 11,282,960
2003 11,751,090
2004 12,338,940
2005 13,744,280
2006 14,733,040
2007 15,469,250
2008 16,169,040
2009 16,613,430
2010 17,185,210
2011 10,592,460
2012 11,068,790
2013 11,484,930
2014 11,960,610
2015 12,357,120
2016 12,765,960
2017 13,299,070
2018 13,929,600
2019 13,542,290

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI)

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) in American Samoa was 2.30 as of 1985. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 3.61 in 1982, while its lowest value was 2.15 in 1980.

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
1980 2.15
1981 2.59
1982 3.61
1983 2.20
1984 2.48
1985 2.30

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts