Australia vs United States: Nonrenewable natural capital, total
Nonrenewable natural capital, total over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.49 trillion real chained 2019 US$ against 2.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in United States, a difference of 494.62 billion real chained 2019 US$.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 958.50 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 247.29 billion real chained 2019 US$ | United States |
| 2000s | 1.24 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.27 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 30.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ | United States |
| 2010s | 2.24 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.67 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 576.18 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.49 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 494.62 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital, total, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 2.49 trillion real chained 2019 US$ against 2.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in United States as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital, total between Australia and United States?
- 494.62 billion real chained 2019 US$, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, total?
- Australia ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, total (real chained 2019 US$). 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.