Canada vs China: Nonrenewable natural capital, coal
Nonrenewable natural capital, coal over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 40.99 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 32.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Canada, a difference of 8.87 billion real chained 2019 US$.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 10th and China ranks 8th of 147 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 53.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 11.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ | China |
| 2000s | 32.88 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 48.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 15.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | China |
| 2010s | 31.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 38.71 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 6.75 billion real chained 2019 US$ | China |
| 2020s | 32.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 40.99 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 8.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital, coal, Canada or China?
- China, at 40.99 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 32.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital, coal between Canada and China?
- 8.87 billion real chained 2019 US$, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, coal?
- Canada ranks 10th and China ranks 8th of 147 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, coal (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural capital includes the valuation of renewable and nonrenewable natural capital. Renewable natural capital includes agricultural land (cropland and pastureland), forests (timber, and three ecosystem services: water, recretion and non-wood forest products), protected areas, mangroves and fisheries. Nonrenewable natural capital includes fossil fuel energy (oil, gas, hard and soft coal) and minerals (bauxite, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, nickel, phosphate, silver, tin, and zinc),Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.