Japan vs Republic of Korea: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal over time
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 3.32 real chained 2019 US$ against 2.09 real chained 2019 US$ in Japan, a difference of 1.23 real chained 2019 US$.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 49th and Republic of Korea ranks 46th of 148 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.79 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.6 real chained 2019 US$ | 3.19 real chained 2019 US$ | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.08 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.12 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.96 real chained 2019 US$ | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.06 real chained 2019 US$ | 2.53 real chained 2019 US$ | 0.4718 real chained 2019 US$ | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 2.09 real chained 2019 US$ | 3.32 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.23 real chained 2019 US$ | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal, Japan or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 3.32 real chained 2019 US$ against 2.09 real chained 2019 US$ in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal between Japan and Republic of Korea?
- 1.23 real chained 2019 US$, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal?
- Japan ranks 49th and Republic of Korea ranks 46th of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.