Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in China

China: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal was 29.05 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
29.05 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
36th
of 148 countries
All-time high
44.76 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
All-time low
23.62 real chained 2019 US$
in 2013
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in China, 1995–2020

0102030401995200720201995: 44.8 real chained 2019 US$1996: 44 real chained 2019 US$1997: 43.2 real chained 2019 US$1998: 43.4 real chained 2019 US$1999: 42.8 real chained 2019 US$2000: 42.1 real chained 2019 US$2001: 42.4 real chained 2019 US$2002: 41.8 real chained 2019 US$2003: 41.1 real chained 2019 US$2004: 41.4 real chained 2019 US$2005: 25 real chained 2019 US$2006: 24.4 real chained 2019 US$2007: 38.3 real chained 2019 US$2008: 39.1 real chained 2019 US$2009: 38.3 real chained 2019 US$2010: 37.4 real chained 2019 US$2011: 25.5 real chained 2019 US$2012: 24.5 real chained 2019 US$2013: 23.6 real chained 2019 US$2014: 27.8 real chained 2019 US$2015: 28.1 real chained 2019 US$2016: 28.5 real chained 2019 US$2017: 28.4 real chained 2019 US$2018: 28.8 real chained 2019 US$2019: 29 real chained 2019 US$2020: 29 real chained 2019 US$

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 per capita, coal in China is 29.05 real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in China peaked at 44.76 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 23.62 real chained 2019 US$, in 2013.

That places China 36th out of 148 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 per capita, coal in China, year by year

Annual values for Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal (real chained 2019 US$) in China, 1995 to 2020.
Year real chained 2019 US$ Change
1995 44.76 real chained 2019 US$ —
1996 43.97 real chained 2019 US$ -1.8%
1997 43.22 real chained 2019 US$ -1.7%
1998 43.43 real chained 2019 US$ +0.5%
1999 42.76 real chained 2019 US$ -1.5%
2000 42.12 real chained 2019 US$ -1.5%
2001 42.4 real chained 2019 US$ +0.7%
2002 41.78 real chained 2019 US$ -1.5%
2003 41.12 real chained 2019 US$ -1.6%
2004 41.37 real chained 2019 US$ +0.6%
2005 25.05 real chained 2019 US$ -39.5%
2006 24.36 real chained 2019 US$ -2.7%
2007 38.26 real chained 2019 US$ +57.0%
2008 39.14 real chained 2019 US$ +2.3%
2009 38.3 real chained 2019 US$ -2.1%
2010 37.42 real chained 2019 US$ -2.3%
2011 25.49 real chained 2019 US$ -31.9%
2012 24.53 real chained 2019 US$ -3.7%
2013 23.62 real chained 2019 US$ -3.7%
2014 27.79 real chained 2019 US$ +17.7%
2015 28.09 real chained 2019 US$ +1.1%
2016 28.53 real chained 2019 US$ +1.6%
2017 28.36 real chained 2019 US$ -0.6%
2018 28.79 real chained 2019 US$ +1.5%
2019 29.01 real chained 2019 US$ +0.8%
2020 29.05 real chained 2019 US$ +0.1%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 29.05 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8279 real chained 2019 US$, 35.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • China's 29.05 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.06 real chained 2019 US$, 88% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +57.0% 24.36 real chained 2019 US$ 38.26 real chained 2019 US$
2005 -39.5% 41.37 real chained 2019 US$ 25.05 real chained 2019 US$
2011 -31.9% 37.42 real chained 2019 US$ 25.49 real chained 2019 US$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.63 real chained 2019 US$ 42.76 real chained 2019 US$ 44.76 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 37.39 real chained 2019 US$ 24.36 real chained 2019 US$ 42.4 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 28.16 real chained 2019 US$ 23.62 real chained 2019 US$ 37.42 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 29.05 real chained 2019 US$ 29.05 real chained 2019 US$ 29.05 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 33 Vietnam 37.08 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 34 Albania 36.4 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 35 Mexico 35.92 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 37 Chile 28.79 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 38 Zambia 27.18 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 39 Spain 25.59 real chained 2019 US$ compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in China?
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in China was 29.05 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 China?
The highest recorded value was 44.76 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 23.62 real chained 2019 US$ in 2013.
How does China rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal?
China ranks 36th out of 148 countries with data for 2020.
Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China 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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About this data

Indicator
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
148 places, 3,807 data points, 1995–2020
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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.