China vs Saudi Arabia: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total over time
- China
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 919.82 real chained 2019 US$ against 856.23 real chained 2019 US$ in China, a difference of 63.59 real chained 2019 US$.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 66th and Saudi Arabia ranks 64th of 151 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 803.84 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,489 real chained 2019 US$ | 684.98 real chained 2019 US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 801.7 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,426 real chained 2019 US$ | 624.22 real chained 2019 US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 767.45 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,076 real chained 2019 US$ | 308.26 real chained 2019 US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 856.23 real chained 2019 US$ | 919.82 real chained 2019 US$ | 63.6 real chained 2019 US$ | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total, China or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 919.82 real chained 2019 US$ against 856.23 real chained 2019 US$ in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total between China and Saudi Arabia?
- 63.59 real chained 2019 US$, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total?
- China ranks 66th and Saudi Arabia ranks 64th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total (real chained 2019 US$). 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.