Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total was 12.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Saudi Arabia, 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$.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 12.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Saudi Arabia peaked at 16.23 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 12.73 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
That places Saudi Arabia 37th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 16.23 billion real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 16.05 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 15.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 15.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 15.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 15.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 15.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 15.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 15.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 14.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 14.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 14.57 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 14.47 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.26 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 14.15 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 13.57 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 13.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 13.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 13.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 13.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 13.50 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 13.15 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 12.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.90 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 15.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 16.23 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 14.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 15.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 13.15 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 14.26 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 12.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 12.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 34 Sudan 16.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 35 Zimbabwe 13.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 36 Bolivia 12.75 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 38 Cote d'Ivoire 11.56 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 39 Kyrgyzstan 11.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 40 Vietnam 10.30 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Saudi Arabia?
- Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Saudi Arabia was 12.73 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.23 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 37th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.