Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Australia
Australia: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals was 69,614 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals 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$.
Analysis
Australia recorded 69,614 real chained 2019 US$ for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Australia peaked at 81,114 real chained 2019 US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 31,084 real chained 2019 US$, in 2005.
That places Australia 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Australia, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 35,779 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 36,560 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 35,144 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 35,019 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 35,014 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 36,262 real chained 2019 US$ | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 36,391 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 35,980 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 35,568 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 31,331 real chained 2019 US$ | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 31,084 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 32,352 real chained 2019 US$ | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 31,860 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 37,094 real chained 2019 US$ | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 45,010 real chained 2019 US$ | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 59,216 real chained 2019 US$ | +31.6% |
| 2011 | 58,493 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 59,474 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 81,114 real chained 2019 US$ | +36.4% |
| 2014 | 80,365 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 77,135 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 73,795 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 71,252 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 71,430 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 69,070 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 69,614 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,503 real chained 2019 US$ | 35,014 real chained 2019 US$ | 36,560 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 35,293 real chained 2019 US$ | 31,084 real chained 2019 US$ | 45,010 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,134 real chained 2019 US$ | 58,493 real chained 2019 US$ | 81,114 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,614 real chained 2019 US$ | 69,614 real chained 2019 US$ | 69,614 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Australia?
- Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Australia was 69,614 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, metals and minerals recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 81,114 real chained 2019 US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,084 real chained 2019 US$ in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.