Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Mauritania
Mauritania: Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total was 19.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Mauritania, 1995–2020
Source: 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. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Mauritania is 19.98 billion real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Mauritania peaked at 28.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17.93 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1996.
That places Mauritania 31st out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 17.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 17.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 22.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +26.1% |
| 1998 | 22.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 22.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.60 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 28.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 28.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 28.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 27.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 22.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 22.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 22.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 21.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 21.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 20.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 20.49 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 19.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 17.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 22.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 23.20 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 22.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 28.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.60 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 20.49 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 28.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 19.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 19.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 28 Colombia 23.01 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 29 Guinea 22.50 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 30 Mali 20.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 32 Poland 18.60 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 17.19 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 34 Sudan 16.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Mauritania?
- Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Mauritania was 19.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to 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.
- What is the highest nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1996.
- How does Mauritania rank for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total?
- Mauritania ranks 31st out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.