Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Nonrenewable natural capital, total
Nonrenewable natural capital, total over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Congo currently reports 69.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 53.54 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 15.78 billion real chained 2019 US$.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Congo ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.56 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 90.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 51.47 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 43.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 67.67 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 24.57 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 63.53 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 53.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10.41 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Congo |
| 2020s | 69.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 53.54 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 15.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital, total, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Congo, at 69.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 53.54 billion real chained 2019 US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital, total between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 15.78 billion real chained 2019 US$, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, total?
- Congo ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, total (real chained 2019 US$). 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.