Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: cobalt in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: cobalt was 0.0301 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0301 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
2nd
of 145 countries
All-time high
0.1716 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
All-time low
0.0301 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: cobalt in Papua New Guinea, 1995–2020

0.050.10.151995200720201995: 0.172 real chained 2019 US$1996: 0.166 real chained 2019 US$1997: 0.16 real chained 2019 US$1998: 0.154 real chained 2019 US$1999: 0.149 real chained 2019 US$2000: 0.144 real chained 2019 US$2001: 0.139 real chained 2019 US$2002: 0.134 real chained 2019 US$2003: 0.13 real chained 2019 US$2004: 0.126 real chained 2019 US$2005: 0.122 real chained 2019 US$2006: 0.118 real chained 2019 US$2007: 0.114 real chained 2019 US$2008: 0.111 real chained 2019 US$2009: 0.108 real chained 2019 US$2010: 0.104 real chained 2019 US$2011: 0.101 real chained 2019 US$2012: 0.099 real chained 2019 US$2013: 0.096 real chained 2019 US$2014: 0.093 real chained 2019 US$2015: 0.089 real chained 2019 US$2016: 0.036 real chained 2019 US$2017: 0.038 real chained 2019 US$2018: 0.038 real chained 2019 US$2019: 0.033 real chained 2019 US$2020: 0.03 real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

In 2020, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: cobalt in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.0301 real chained 2019 US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 71.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: cobalt in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.1716 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0301 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.

That places Papua New Guinea 2nd out of 145 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: cobalt in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: cobalt (real chained 2019 US$) in Papua New Guinea, 1995 to 2020.
Year real chained 2019 US$ Change
1995 0.1716 real chained 2019 US$
1996 0.1655 real chained 2019 US$ -3.5%
1997 0.1597 real chained 2019 US$ -3.5%
1998 0.1542 real chained 2019 US$ -3.5%
1999 0.1489 real chained 2019 US$ -3.4%
2000 0.1438 real chained 2019 US$ -3.4%
2001 0.139 real chained 2019 US$ -3.3%
2002 0.1344 real chained 2019 US$ -3.3%
2003 0.1301 real chained 2019 US$ -3.3%
2004 0.1259 real chained 2019 US$ -3.2%
2005 0.1219 real chained 2019 US$ -3.2%
2006 0.1181 real chained 2019 US$ -3.1%
2007 0.1145 real chained 2019 US$ -3.1%
2008 0.111 real chained 2019 US$ -3.0%
2009 0.1077 real chained 2019 US$ -3.0%
2010 0.1045 real chained 2019 US$ -3.0%
2011 0.1015 real chained 2019 US$ -2.9%
2012 0.0987 real chained 2019 US$ -2.7%
2013 0.0957 real chained 2019 US$ -3.0%
2014 0.0925 real chained 2019 US$ -3.4%
2015 0.0886 real chained 2019 US$ -4.2%
2016 0.0358 real chained 2019 US$ -59.6%
2017 0.0384 real chained 2019 US$ +7.2%
2018 0.0375 real chained 2019 US$ -2.3%
2019 0.0334 real chained 2019 US$ -11.0%
2020 0.0301 real chained 2019 US$ -9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.16 real chained 2019 US$ 0.1489 real chained 2019 US$ 0.1716 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 0.1246 real chained 2019 US$ 0.1077 real chained 2019 US$ 0.1438 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 0.0727 real chained 2019 US$ 0.0334 real chained 2019 US$ 0.1045 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 0.0301 real chained 2019 US$ 0.0301 real chained 2019 US$ 0.0301 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.103 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 3 Canada 0.0191 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 4 Philippines 0.0066 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 5 Australia 0.006 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: cobalt in Papua New Guinea?
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: cobalt in Papua New Guinea was 0.0301 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: cobalt recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.1716 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: cobalt recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0301 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: cobalt?
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd out of 145 countries with data for 2020.
Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: cobalt rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: cobalt (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: cobalt (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 3,729 data points, 1995–2020
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