China vs Zambia: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal over time
- China
- Zambia
How they compare
China currently reports 29.05 real chained 2019 US$ against 27.18 real chained 2019 US$ in Zambia, a difference of 1.87 real chained 2019 US$.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Zambia ahead.
China ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 38th of 148 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.63 real chained 2019 US$ | 68.74 real chained 2019 US$ | 25.11 real chained 2019 US$ | Zambia |
| 2000s | 37.39 real chained 2019 US$ | 15.14 real chained 2019 US$ | 22.25 real chained 2019 US$ | China |
| 2010s | 28.16 real chained 2019 US$ | 21.29 real chained 2019 US$ | 6.87 real chained 2019 US$ | China |
| 2020s | 29.05 real chained 2019 US$ | 27.18 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.87 real chained 2019 US$ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal, China or Zambia?
- China, at 29.05 real chained 2019 US$ against 27.18 real chained 2019 US$ in Zambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal between China and Zambia?
- 1.87 real chained 2019 US$, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Zambia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do China and Zambia rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal?
- China ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 38th of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal (real chained 2019 US$). 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.