Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold was 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
11th
of 142 countries
All-time high
53.97 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
All-time low
31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2008
Years of data
26
1995–2020
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Papua New Guinea, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Papua New Guinea is 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Papua New Guinea peaked at 53.97 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2008.
Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 53.97 billion real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 52.57 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 51.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 50.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 48.40 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 46.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 44.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 42.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 41.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 39.53 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 37.58 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 35.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 34.26 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39.53 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 34.26 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 32.54 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 34.26 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 32.32 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.23 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 48.40 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 53.97 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 38.59 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 46.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 39.53 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 8 Brazil 45.20 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 9 South Africa 35.09 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 10 Mexico 33.71 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 12 Ghana 28.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 28.15 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 14 Argentina 27.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Papua New Guinea?
- Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Papua New Guinea was 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.97 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2008.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 11th out of 142 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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