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

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Naoero's adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) rose 5% on 2020 (from US$2.48 million to US$2.61 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +2.1% and a typical year strayed about 10.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 30.1% in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.7% in 2006. 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$141,958 a year. A straight line explains 83% 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, Naoero had the 208th 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 Naoero in the 2021 ranking

• Dominica — 204th of 208: US$6.59 million
• Liechtenstein — 205th of 208: US$5.85 million
• Kiribati — 206th of 208: US$4.48 million
• Tuvalu — 208th of 208: US$434,736

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 32 values

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

• American Samoa — US$17.65 million (2021)
• 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)

More economic policy & debt data for Naoero

• GDP (current US$) — US$176.04 million (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 272 million (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$100.29 million (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 130.26 million (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$14,640 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 22,620 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$8,340 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 10,832 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$250.47 million (2025)
• GNI (current LCU) — 387 million (2025)
• GNI per capita (current LCU) — 32,183 (2025)

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Questions people ask

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

US$2.61 million in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 65.54% from US$1.58 million in 1990 (1.64% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2.62 million in 2017 and the lowest US$1.03 million in 2007.

How does Naoero rank?

208th highest of 208 economies with data for 2021.

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

In 2021, Naoero's adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) rose 5% on 2020 (from US$2.48 million to US$2.61 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +2.1% and a typical year strayed about 10.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

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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