Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in Australia
Australia: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal was 18,930 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in Australia, 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$.
Analysis
In 2020, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in Australia stood at 18,930 real chained 2019 US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in Australia peaked at 19,776 real chained 2019 US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10,618 real chained 2019 US$, in 2013.
That places Australia 2nd out of 147 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,991 real chained 2019 US$ | 15,578 real chained 2019 US$ | 16,427 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 12,853 real chained 2019 US$ | 11,394 real chained 2019 US$ | 15,348 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,593 real chained 2019 US$ | 10,618 real chained 2019 US$ | 19,776 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,930 real chained 2019 US$ | 18,930 real chained 2019 US$ | 18,930 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
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More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 17.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 85,923 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 5,569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 163.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 45,128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 1,077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 198.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in Australia?
- Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in Australia was 18,930 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 per capita, coal recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,776 real chained 2019 US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,618 real chained 2019 US$ in 2013.
- How does Australia rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal?
- Australia ranks 2nd out of 147 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 per capita, coal (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.