Costa Rica vs Suriname: Renewable natural capital per capita, timber
Renewable natural capital per capita, timber over time
- Costa Rica
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 3,527 real chained 2019 US$ against 2,323 real chained 2019 US$ in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,204 real chained 2019 US$.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 13th and Suriname ranks 10th of 151 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,016 real chained 2019 US$ | 4,821 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,805 real chained 2019 US$ | Suriname |
| 2000s | 2,629 real chained 2019 US$ | 4,245 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,616 real chained 2019 US$ | Suriname |
| 2010s | 2,376 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,755 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,380 real chained 2019 US$ | Suriname |
| 2020s | 2,323 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,527 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,204 real chained 2019 US$ | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable natural capital per capita, timber, Costa Rica or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 3,527 real chained 2019 US$ against 2,323 real chained 2019 US$ in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in renewable natural capital per capita, timber between Costa Rica and Suriname?
- 1,204 real chained 2019 US$, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Suriname?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Suriname rank globally for renewable natural capital per capita, timber?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th and Suriname ranks 10th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as Renewable natural capital per capita, timber (real chained 2019 US$). 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.