Canada vs China: Nonrenewable natural capital, oil

Canada
402.51 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
China
591.02 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
Canada rank
9th
China rank
7th

Nonrenewable natural capital, oil over time

  • Canada
  • China
0200.0B400.0B600.0B199520072020

How they compare

China currently reports 591.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 402.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Canada, a difference of 188.51 billion real chained 2019 US$.

That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was China ahead.

Canada ranks 9th and China ranks 7th of 144 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada China Difference Ahead
1990s 11.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ 374.95 billion real chained 2019 US$ 363.30 billion real chained 2019 US$ China
2000s 300.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ 414.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ 113.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ China
2010s 407.90 billion real chained 2019 US$ 570.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ 162.77 billion real chained 2019 US$ China
2020s 402.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ 591.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ 188.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital, oil, Canada or China?
China, at 591.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 402.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital, oil between Canada and China?
188.51 billion real chained 2019 US$, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Canada and China rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, oil?
Canada ranks 9th and China ranks 7th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, oil (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nonrenewable natural capital, oil (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
145 places, 3,729 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

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.