Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Nonrenewable natural capital, total
Nonrenewable natural capital, total over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 29.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 26.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.82 billion real chained 2019 US$.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ghana ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Ghana ranks 45th of 151 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 66.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 30.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Ghana |
| 2000s | 36.30 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 51.91 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 15.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Ghana |
| 2010s | 32.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 38.14 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 5.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Ghana |
| 2020s | 26.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 29.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2.82 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital, total, Burkina Faso or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 29.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 26.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital, total between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 2.82 billion real chained 2019 US$, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, total?
- Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Ghana ranks 45th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, total (real chained 2019 US$). 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.