Bulgaria vs South Africa: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals over time
- Bulgaria
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1,240 real chained 2019 US$ against 1,165 real chained 2019 US$ in Bulgaria, a difference of 75 real chained 2019 US$.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 151 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,475 real chained 2019 US$ | 7,234 real chained 2019 US$ | 5,758 real chained 2019 US$ | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1,468 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,995 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,526 real chained 2019 US$ | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1,316 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,247 real chained 2019 US$ | 931.5 real chained 2019 US$ | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1,165 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,240 real chained 2019 US$ | 74.63 real chained 2019 US$ | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals, Bulgaria or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1,240 real chained 2019 US$ against 1,165 real chained 2019 US$ in Bulgaria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals between Bulgaria and South Africa?
- 75 real chained 2019 US$, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Bulgaria and South Africa rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$). 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.