Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Nonrenewable natural capital, oil
Nonrenewable natural capital, oil over time
- Cameroon
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 3.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 3.28 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 111.89 million real chained 2019 US$.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 145 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 6.47 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 304.85 million real chained 2019 US$ | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 6.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 4.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.32 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 3.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 139.38 million real chained 2019 US$ | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 3.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 3.28 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 111.89 million real chained 2019 US$ | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital, oil, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 3.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 3.28 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital, oil between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 111.89 million real chained 2019 US$, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, oil?
- Cameroon ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 145 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, oil (real chained 2019 US$). 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.