Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in South Africa
South Africa: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal was 2,247 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in South Africa, 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in South Africa is 2,247 real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in South Africa peaked at 16,799 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2,247 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
That places South Africa 3rd out of 148 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in South Africa, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 16,799 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 16,483 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 16,191 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 16,115 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 15,872 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 15,656 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 14,001 real chained 2019 US$ | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 13,813 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 13,620 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 13,407 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 13,077 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 12,885 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 8,122 real chained 2019 US$ | -37.0% |
| 2008 | 7,964 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 7,805 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 7,646 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 7,679 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 7,512 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 7,347 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2,414 real chained 2019 US$ | -67.1% |
| 2015 | 2,364 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 2,341 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2,332 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,304 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2,274 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2,247 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,292 real chained 2019 US$ | 15,872 real chained 2019 US$ | 16,799 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 12,035 real chained 2019 US$ | 7,805 real chained 2019 US$ | 15,656 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,422 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,274 real chained 2019 US$ | 7,679 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,247 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,247 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,247 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 1 Mongolia 28,185 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 2 Australia 18,930 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 4 Russian Federation 1,953 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 5 United States of America 1,816 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 6 Indonesia 1,266 real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in South Africa?
- Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal in South Africa was 2,247 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16,799 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,247 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal?
- South Africa ranks 3rd out of 148 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, coal rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.