Mexico vs South Africa: Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total over time
- Mexico
- South Africa
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 102.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 72.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ in South Africa, a difference of 30.09 billion real chained 2019 US$.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Africa ahead.
Mexico ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 13th of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.58 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 326.35 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 260.77 billion real chained 2019 US$ | South Africa |
| 2000s | 76.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 145.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 69.29 billion real chained 2019 US$ | South Africa |
| 2010s | 91.82 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 123.57 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 31.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ | South Africa |
| 2020s | 102.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 72.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 30.09 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total, Mexico or South Africa?
- Mexico, at 102.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 72.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ in South Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total between Mexico and South Africa?
- 30.09 billion real chained 2019 US$, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total?
- Mexico ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 13th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$). 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.