Brazil vs India: Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total

Brazil
639.82 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
India
295.27 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
Brazil rank
2nd
India rank
5th

Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total over time

  • Brazil
  • India
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 639.82 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 295.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ in India, a difference of 344.54 billion real chained 2019 US$.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.2 times India's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was India ahead.

Brazil ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 151 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1990s 185.49 billion real chained 2019 US$ 223.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ 38.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ India
2000s 329.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ 339.90 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ India
2010s 528.28 billion real chained 2019 US$ 386.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ 141.34 billion real chained 2019 US$ Brazil
2020s 639.82 billion real chained 2019 US$ 295.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ 344.54 billion real chained 2019 US$ Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total, Brazil or India?
Brazil, at 639.82 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 295.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ in India as of 2020.
What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total between Brazil and India?
344.54 billion real chained 2019 US$, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total?
Brazil ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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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.