Brazil vs Papua New Guinea: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals over time
- Brazil
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3,992 real chained 2019 US$ against 3,001 real chained 2019 US$ in Brazil, a difference of 991 real chained 2019 US$.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 11th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 151 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,104 real chained 2019 US$ | 12,611 real chained 2019 US$ | 11,507 real chained 2019 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1,764 real chained 2019 US$ | 7,701 real chained 2019 US$ | 5,937 real chained 2019 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2,589 real chained 2019 US$ | 4,853 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,264 real chained 2019 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3,001 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,992 real chained 2019 US$ | 990.5 real chained 2019 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3,992 real chained 2019 US$ against 3,001 real chained 2019 US$ in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals between Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 991 real chained 2019 US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$). 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.