South Africa vs Zambia: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals over time
- South Africa
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1,515 real chained 2019 US$ against 1,240 real chained 2019 US$ in South Africa, a difference of 275 real chained 2019 US$.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 21st of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,234 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,017 real chained 2019 US$ | 5,216 real chained 2019 US$ | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2,995 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,319 real chained 2019 US$ | 675.04 real chained 2019 US$ | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2,247 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,749 real chained 2019 US$ | 498.24 real chained 2019 US$ | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1,240 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,515 real chained 2019 US$ | 275.49 real chained 2019 US$ | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals, South Africa or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1,515 real chained 2019 US$ against 1,240 real chained 2019 US$ in South Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals between South Africa and Zambia?
- 275 real chained 2019 US$, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zambia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do South Africa and Zambia rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals?
- South Africa ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 21st of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$). 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.