China vs United States of America: Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: phosphate

China
10.18 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
United States of America
14.78 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
China rank
3rd
United States of America rank
2nd

Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: phosphate over time

  • China
  • United States of America
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B199520072020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 14.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 10.18 billion real chained 2019 US$ in China, a difference of 4.60 billion real chained 2019 US$.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.5 times China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United States of America ahead.

China ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 2nd of 145 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 1.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ 16.56 billion real chained 2019 US$ 15.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ United States of America
2000s 16.58 billion real chained 2019 US$ 17.30 billion real chained 2019 US$ 716.92 million real chained 2019 US$ United States of America
2010s 10.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ 16.48 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5.55 billion real chained 2019 US$ United States of America
2020s 10.18 billion real chained 2019 US$ 14.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ 4.60 billion real chained 2019 US$ United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: phosphate, China or United States of America?
United States of America, at 14.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 10.18 billion real chained 2019 US$ in China as of 2020.
What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: phosphate between China and United States of America?
4.60 billion real chained 2019 US$, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do China and United States of America rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: phosphate?
China ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 2nd of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: phosphate (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

China vs United States of America: Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: phosphate. Statizoid. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/nonrenewable-natural-capital-metals-and-minerals-phosphate-real-chained-2019-us/china/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/nonrenewable-natural-capital-metals-and-minerals-phosphate-real-chained-2019-us/china/united-states/">China vs United States of America: Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: phosphate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: phosphate (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 3,729 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed