Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in China
China: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals was 238.27 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in China, 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in China is 238.27 real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in China peaked at 241.8 real chained 2019 US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.94 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.
That places China 64th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in China, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 77.94 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 151.05 real chained 2019 US$ | +93.8% |
| 1997 | 147.48 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 142.35 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 136.63 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 138.61 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 187.42 real chained 2019 US$ | +35.2% |
| 2002 | 176.9 real chained 2019 US$ | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 175.8 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 174.76 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 173.74 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 172.77 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 170.98 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 187.26 real chained 2019 US$ | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 216.18 real chained 2019 US$ | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 217.27 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 216.09 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 214.63 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 213.21 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 206.72 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 241.8 real chained 2019 US$ | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 241.41 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 220.44 real chained 2019 US$ | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 240.57 real chained 2019 US$ | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 222.32 real chained 2019 US$ | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 238.27 real chained 2019 US$ | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131.09 real chained 2019 US$ | 77.94 real chained 2019 US$ | 151.05 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 177.44 real chained 2019 US$ | 138.61 real chained 2019 US$ | 216.18 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 223.45 real chained 2019 US$ | 206.72 real chained 2019 US$ | 241.8 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 238.27 real chained 2019 US$ | 238.27 real chained 2019 US$ | 238.27 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in China?
- Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in China was 238.27 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 241.8 real chained 2019 US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.94 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- How does China rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals?
- China ranks 64th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.