Congo vs Costa Rica: Renewable natural capital per capita, timber
Renewable natural capital per capita, timber over time
- Congo
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2,323 real chained 2019 US$ against 1,894 real chained 2019 US$ in Congo, a difference of 429 real chained 2019 US$.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 13th of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,807 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,016 real chained 2019 US$ | 790.44 real chained 2019 US$ | Congo |
| 2000s | 3,017 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,629 real chained 2019 US$ | 387.6 real chained 2019 US$ | Congo |
| 2010s | 2,175 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,376 real chained 2019 US$ | 200.52 real chained 2019 US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1,894 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,323 real chained 2019 US$ | 428.86 real chained 2019 US$ | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable natural capital per capita, timber, Congo or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 2,323 real chained 2019 US$ against 1,894 real chained 2019 US$ in Congo as of 2020.
- What is the difference in renewable natural capital per capita, timber between Congo and Costa Rica?
- 429 real chained 2019 US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Costa Rica?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Congo and Costa Rica rank globally for renewable natural capital per capita, timber?
- Congo ranks 16th and Costa Rica ranks 13th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Renewable natural capital per capita, timber (real chained 2019 US$). 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.