Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Botswana
Botswana: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals was 150.52 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Botswana, 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$.
Analysis
In 2020, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Botswana stood at 150.52 real chained 2019 US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Botswana peaked at 618.39 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 150.52 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
Botswana ranks 70th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 589.26 real chained 2019 US$ | 562.7 real chained 2019 US$ | 618.39 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 474.16 real chained 2019 US$ | 333.26 real chained 2019 US$ | 551.13 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 225.69 real chained 2019 US$ | 161.89 real chained 2019 US$ | 308.83 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 150.52 real chained 2019 US$ | 150.52 real chained 2019 US$ | 150.52 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Botswana?
- Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Botswana was 150.52 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 618.39 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 150.52 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals?
- Botswana ranks 70th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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.