Canada vs United States of America: Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 159.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 123.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Canada, a difference of 35.19 billion real chained 2019 US$.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 9th of 151 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 123.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 326.14 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 202.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ | United States of America |
| 2000s | 81.69 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 223.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 141.44 billion real chained 2019 US$ | United States of America |
| 2010s | 115.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 179.44 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 64.32 billion real chained 2019 US$ | United States of America |
| 2020s | 123.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 159.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 35.19 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, sub-index, total, Canada or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 159.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 123.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total between Canada and United States of America?
- 35.19 billion real chained 2019 US$, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total?
- Canada ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 9th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.