Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Canada
Canada: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals was 3,258 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Canada, 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$.
Analysis
Canada recorded 3,258 real chained 2019 US$ for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in 2020.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Canada peaked at 6,043 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,980 real chained 2019 US$, in 2008.
Canada ranks 10th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Canada, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6,043 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 5,783 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 3,006 real chained 2019 US$ | -48.0% |
| 1998 | 2,995 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,991 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,957 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2,602 real chained 2019 US$ | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 2,493 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2,438 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 2,423 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 2,453 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 2,304 real chained 2019 US$ | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 2,885 real chained 2019 US$ | +25.2% |
| 2008 | 1,980 real chained 2019 US$ | -31.4% |
| 2009 | 2,910 real chained 2019 US$ | +47.0% |
| 2010 | 2,729 real chained 2019 US$ | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 2,762 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2,794 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 3,580 real chained 2019 US$ | +28.1% |
| 2014 | 3,549 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 3,754 real chained 2019 US$ | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 3,531 real chained 2019 US$ | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 3,315 real chained 2019 US$ | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 3,224 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3,007 real chained 2019 US$ | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 3,258 real chained 2019 US$ | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,164 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,991 real chained 2019 US$ | 6,043 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,544 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,980 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,957 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,224 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,729 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,754 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,258 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,258 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,258 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 7 Mauritania 4,442 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 3,992 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 9 Sweden 3,594 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 11 Brazil 3,001 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 12 Russian Federation 2,760 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 13 Armenia 2,414 real chained 2019 US$ compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Canada?
- Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Canada was 3,258 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 6,043 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,980 real chained 2019 US$ in 2008.
- How does Canada rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.