South Korea vs Sweden: Nonrenewable natural capital, total
Nonrenewable natural capital, total over time
- South Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 37.16 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 33.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ in South Korea, a difference of 3.89 billion real chained 2019 US$.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 38th of 150 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.91 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 44.09 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 35.82 billion real chained 2019 US$ | South Korea |
| 2000s | 45.75 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 42.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ | South Korea |
| 2010s | 36.50 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 39.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 3.28 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Sweden |
| 2020s | 33.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 37.16 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 3.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nonrenewable natural capital, total, South Korea or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 37.16 billion real chained 2019 US$ against 33.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ in South Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nonrenewable natural capital, total between South Korea and Sweden?
- 3.89 billion real chained 2019 US$, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do South Korea and Sweden rank globally for nonrenewable natural capital, total?
- South Korea ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 38th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Nonrenewable natural capital, total (real chained 2019 US$). 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.