American Samoa: Adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, American Samoa's adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) rose 23.7% on 2020 (from US$14.26 million to US$17.65 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +2.8% and a typical year strayed about 8.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 51.3% in 1982 and the biggest yearly fall was 38.4% in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$584,390 a year. A straight line explains 86% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, American Samoa had the 187th highest value of the 208 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to American Samoa in the 2021 ranking

• Greenland — 183rd of 208: US$20.96 million
• St. Lucia — 184th of 208: US$19.69 million
• Antigua and Barbuda — 185th of 208: US$18.15 million
• Comoros — 187th of 208: US$16.42 million
• Djibouti — 188th of 208: US$15.43 million
• Guinea-Bissau — 189th of 208: US$15.19 million

What this measures

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.

All 42 values

Adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$16.94 billion (2021)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$315.56 million (2021)
• Cambodia — US$844.69 million (2021)
• China — US$482.5 billion (2021)
• Fiji — US$60.08 million (2021)
• French Polynesia — US$43.92 million (2021)
• Guam — US$82.6 million (2021)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$1.5 billion (2021)
• Indonesia — US$27.43 billion (2021)

More economic policy & debt data for American Samoa

• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 11.76% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) — 12,688 (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$621 million (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 621 million (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure, linked series (current LCU) — 621 million (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is American Samoa's adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$)?

US$17.65 million in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1980?

It is up 544.56% from US$2.74 million in 1980 (4.65% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$17.65 million in 2021 and the lowest US$2.74 million in 1980.

How does American Samoa rank?

187th highest of 208 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) unusual for American Samoa?

In 2021, American Samoa's adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) rose 23.7% on 2020 (from US$14.26 million to US$17.65 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +2.8% and a typical year strayed about 8.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.DCO2.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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