China vs Iran: Nonrenewable natural capital, total
Nonrenewable natural capital, total over time
- China
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1.72 trillion real chained 2019 US$ against 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in China, a difference of 515.55 billion real chained 2019 US$.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Iran ahead.
China ranks 7th and Iran ranks 5th of 150 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 989.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.01 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 20.06 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.04 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.29 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 246.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Iran |
| 2010s | 1.06 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.69 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 633.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Iran |
| 2020s | 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.72 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 515.55 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital, total, China or Iran?
- Iran, at 1.72 trillion real chained 2019 US$ against 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital, total between China and Iran?
- 515.55 billion real chained 2019 US$, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do China and Iran rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, total?
- China ranks 7th and Iran ranks 5th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, total (real chained 2019 US$). 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.