Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Namibia
Namibia: Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total was 4.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Namibia, 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$.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 4.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Namibia peaked at 8.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.25 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
That places Namibia 55th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.64 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 8.44 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 8.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 7.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 8.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.69 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 4.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 6.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 4.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 4.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 52 Senegal 6.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 53 Portugal 4.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 54 Tajikistan 4.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 56 Guatemala 3.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 57 Nicaragua 3.72 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 58 Spain 3.69 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,807 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Namibia?
- Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Namibia was 4.25 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total?
- Namibia ranks 55th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.