China (People’s Republic of) vs United States: Nonrenewable natural capital, total
Nonrenewable natural capital, total over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$ against 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 787.62 billion real chained 2019 US$.
That makes United States's figure about 1.7 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
Across all 26 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 151 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 989.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 216.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ | United States |
| 2000s | 1.04 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.27 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 226.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ | United States |
| 2010s | 1.06 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.67 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 610.16 billion real chained 2019 US$ | United States |
| 2020s | 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 787.62 billion real chained 2019 US$ | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital, total, China (People’s Republic of) or United States?
- United States, at 2.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$ against 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital, total between China (People’s Republic of) and United States?
- 787.62 billion real chained 2019 US$, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and United States rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, total?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 7th and United States ranks 4th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, total (real chained 2019 US$). 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.