Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Zambia
Zambia: Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total was 28.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Zambia, 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Zambia is 28.68 billion real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Zambia peaked at 28.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.38 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2000.
That places Zambia 23rd out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Zambia, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 18.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 18.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 18.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 18.41 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 18.40 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 18.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 27.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +48.6% |
| 2002 | 27.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.30 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 27.30 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27.29 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 27.24 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 28.48 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 28.40 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 28.32 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 28.23 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 28.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 28.01 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.90 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.81 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 27.59 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 26.48 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 28.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 18.40 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 18.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 26.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 18.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 28.48 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 26.48 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 28.40 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 28.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 28.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 20 Philippines 31.65 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 21 Republic of Korea 31.62 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 22 Argentina 29.20 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 24 Ghana 28.67 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 26.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 26 Morocco 26.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5273 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2981 (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Zambia?
- Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Zambia was 28.68 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total?
- Zambia ranks 23rd out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.