Australia vs United States: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 18,930 real chained 2019 US$ against 1,816 real chained 2019 US$ in United States, a difference of 17,114 real chained 2019 US$.
That makes Australia's figure about 10.4 times United States's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th of 148 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,991 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,154 real chained 2019 US$ | 13,837 real chained 2019 US$ | Australia |
| 2000s | 12,853 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,002 real chained 2019 US$ | 10,851 real chained 2019 US$ | Australia |
| 2010s | 15,593 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,859 real chained 2019 US$ | 13,734 real chained 2019 US$ | Australia |
| 2020s | 18,930 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,816 real chained 2019 US$ | 17,114 real chained 2019 US$ | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 18,930 real chained 2019 US$ against 1,816 real chained 2019 US$ in United States as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal between Australia and United States?
- 17,114 real chained 2019 US$, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal?
- Australia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal (real chained 2019 US$). 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.