China vs India: Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 336.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 295.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ in India, a difference of 40.94 billion real chained 2019 US$.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was India ahead.
China ranks 4th and India ranks 5th of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 161.44 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 223.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 62.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ | India |
| 2000s | 230.71 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 339.90 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 109.19 billion real chained 2019 US$ | India |
| 2010s | 307.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 386.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 79.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | India |
| 2020s | 336.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 295.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 40.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total, China or India?
- China, at 336.22 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 China and India?
- 40.94 billion real chained 2019 US$, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do China and India rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total?
- China ranks 4th and India ranks 5th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.