Mauritania vs South Africa: Renewable natural capital, mangroves
Renewable natural capital, mangroves over time
- Mauritania
- South Africa
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 478.72 million real chained 2019 US$ against 445.49 million real chained 2019 US$ in South Africa, a difference of 33.23 million real chained 2019 US$.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 37th of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 445.21 million real chained 2019 US$ | 431.32 million real chained 2019 US$ | 13.89 million real chained 2019 US$ | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 428.52 million real chained 2019 US$ | 435.80 million real chained 2019 US$ | 7.28 million real chained 2019 US$ | South Africa |
| 2010s | 444.20 million real chained 2019 US$ | 443.74 million real chained 2019 US$ | 459,100 real chained 2019 US$ | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 478.72 million real chained 2019 US$ | 445.49 million real chained 2019 US$ | 33.23 million real chained 2019 US$ | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable natural capital, mangroves, Mauritania or South Africa?
- Mauritania, at 478.72 million real chained 2019 US$ against 445.49 million real chained 2019 US$ in South Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in renewable natural capital, mangroves between Mauritania and South Africa?
- 33.23 million real chained 2019 US$, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Mauritania and South Africa rank globally for renewable natural capital, mangroves?
- Mauritania ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 37th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Renewable natural capital, mangroves (real chained 2019 US$). 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.