Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: copper (current US$) by country
Countries reporting
54
Highest
12,248 current US$
Chile
Lowest
0.1816 current US$
Japan
Median
91.6 current US$
Years covered
26
1995–2020
Data points
1,195
What the numbers show
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: copper (current US$) is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 12,248 current US$ in Chile; the lowest is 0.1816 current US$ in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 91.6 current US$, and the mean is 567.49 current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 67,438.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in South Korea (up 8,519,970.0%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 94.5%).
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: copper: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 12,248 current US$ | 2020 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Peru | 2,450 current US$ | 2020 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Mongolia | 2,363 current US$ | 2020 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 2,089 current US$ | 2020 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Australia | 1,873 current US$ | 2020 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Armenia | 1,717 current US$ | 2020 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Zambia | 954.27 current US$ | 2020 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 8 | South Korea | 624.95 current US$ | 2020 | up 8,519,970.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Laos | 541.9 current US$ | 2020 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 478.31 current US$ | 2020 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Serbia | 445.89 current US$ | 2020 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 418.24 current US$ | 2020 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Russia | 417.66 current US$ | 2020 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Sweden | 411.61 current US$ | 2020 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Mauritania | 396.54 current US$ | 2020 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Papua New Guinea | 293.69 current US$ | 2020 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 274.12 current US$ | 2020 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Mexico | 265.77 current US$ | 2020 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Namibia | 264.16 current US$ | 2020 | up 77.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Canada | 255.6 current US$ | 2020 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Iran | 215.19 current US$ | 2020 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 210.32 current US$ | 2020 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Georgia | 158.85 current US$ | 2020 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 158.37 current US$ | 2020 | up 2,827.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Portugal | 149.1 current US$ | 2020 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Finland | 138.75 current US$ | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 27 | United States | 104.23 current US$ | 2020 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Oman | 78.96 current US$ | 2015 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Albania | 74.75 current US$ | 2020 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 68.78 current US$ | 2020 | up 649.9% | rising |
| 31 | Tajikistan | 59.95 current US$ | 2020 | up 872.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Brazil | 50.14 current US$ | 2020 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Spain | 49.47 current US$ | 2020 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Turkey | 47.52 current US$ | 2020 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Morocco | 44.13 current US$ | 2020 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 36 | China | 37 current US$ | 2020 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 28.83 current US$ | 2020 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Romania | 25.39 current US$ | 2020 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 25.37 current US$ | 2020 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 41 | Indonesia | 22.74 current US$ | 2020 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Vietnam | 18.73 current US$ | 2020 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Argentina | 17.33 current US$ | 2020 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 15.42 current US$ | 2020 | up 641.1% | rising |
| 45 | Botswana | 14.67 current US$ | 2020 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Bolivia | 12.14 current US$ | 2020 | up 446.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Philippines | 11.44 current US$ | 2020 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Colombia | 8.56 current US$ | 2020 | up 326.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Tanzania | 6.72 current US$ | 2020 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Germany | 4.7 current US$ | 2020 | — | falling |
| 51 | Pakistan | 2.71 current US$ | 2020 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 52 | India | 0.7624 current US$ | 2020 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Ecuador | 0.5027 current US$ | 2004 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Malaysia | 0.4093 current US$ | 2009 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Japan | 0.1816 current US$ | 2006 | up 72.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 30.03 current US$