Brazil vs China: Nonrenewable natural capital, total
Nonrenewable natural capital, total over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ against 819.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Brazil, a difference of 388.95 billion real chained 2019 US$.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 10th and China ranks 7th of 150 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 273.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 989.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 715.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ | China |
| 2000s | 525.64 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.04 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 515.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ | China |
| 2010s | 764.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.06 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 290.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ | China |
| 2020s | 819.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 388.95 billion real chained 2019 US$ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital, total, Brazil or China?
- China, at 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ against 819.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital, total between Brazil and China?
- 388.95 billion real chained 2019 US$, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, total?
- Brazil ranks 10th and China ranks 7th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, total (real chained 2019 US$). 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.