Nonrenewable natural capital, oil in Cameroon
Cameroon: Nonrenewable natural capital, oil was 3.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nonrenewable natural capital, oil in Cameroon, 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$.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 3.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ for nonrenewable natural capital, oil in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital, oil in Cameroon peaked at 6.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.39 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2008.
That places Cameroon 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 6.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 6.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 3.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 6.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 3.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 3.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 3.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 3.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 38 Trinidad and Tobago 3.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 39 Tunisia 3.91 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 40 Mongolia 3.75 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 42 Belarus 3.30 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 43 Papua New Guinea 3.28 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 44 Niger 3.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 4,583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 836.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 16.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 5,729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 362.18 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital, oil in Cameroon?
- Nonrenewable natural capital, oil in Cameroon was 3.39 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, oil recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital, oil recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2008.
- How does Cameroon rank for nonrenewable natural capital, oil?
- Cameroon ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital, oil rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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, oil (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.