Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Kenya

Kenya: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals was 1.56 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
1.56 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
98th
of 151 countries
All-time high
28.91 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
All-time low
1.56 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Kenya, 1995–2020

01020301995200720201995: 28.9 real chained 2019 US$1996: 28 real chained 2019 US$1997: 26.9 real chained 2019 US$1998: 25.8 real chained 2019 US$1999: 24.8 real chained 2019 US$2000: 23.2 real chained 2019 US$2001: 21.4 real chained 2019 US$2002: 19.5 real chained 2019 US$2003: 17.7 real chained 2019 US$2004: 16 real chained 2019 US$2005: 15.1 real chained 2019 US$2006: 14.3 real chained 2019 US$2007: 13.5 real chained 2019 US$2008: 11 real chained 2019 US$2009: 10.5 real chained 2019 US$2010: 9.5 real chained 2019 US$2011: 7.8 real chained 2019 US$2012: 6.5 real chained 2019 US$2013: 4.2 real chained 2019 US$2014: 2.9 real chained 2019 US$2015: 2.7 real chained 2019 US$2016: 2.6 real chained 2019 US$2017: 2.4 real chained 2019 US$2018: 2.1 real chained 2019 US$2019: 1.8 real chained 2019 US$2020: 1.6 real chained 2019 US$

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 Kenya stood at 1.56 real chained 2019 US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 83.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Kenya peaked at 28.91 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.56 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.

Kenya ranks 98th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$) in Kenya, 1995 to 2020.
Year real chained 2019 US$ Change
1995 28.91 real chained 2019 US$
1996 27.97 real chained 2019 US$ -3.2%
1997 26.95 real chained 2019 US$ -3.7%
1998 25.82 real chained 2019 US$ -4.2%
1999 24.76 real chained 2019 US$ -4.1%
2000 23.17 real chained 2019 US$ -6.4%
2001 21.42 real chained 2019 US$ -7.6%
2002 19.5 real chained 2019 US$ -9.0%
2003 17.74 real chained 2019 US$ -9.0%
2004 16.05 real chained 2019 US$ -9.5%
2005 15.15 real chained 2019 US$ -5.6%
2006 14.25 real chained 2019 US$ -5.9%
2007 13.53 real chained 2019 US$ -5.1%
2008 11.04 real chained 2019 US$ -18.4%
2009 10.49 real chained 2019 US$ -5.0%
2010 9.5 real chained 2019 US$ -9.4%
2011 7.76 real chained 2019 US$ -18.4%
2012 6.55 real chained 2019 US$ -15.6%
2013 4.21 real chained 2019 US$ -35.7%
2014 2.87 real chained 2019 US$ -31.8%
2015 2.69 real chained 2019 US$ -6.2%
2016 2.56 real chained 2019 US$ -5.0%
2017 2.41 real chained 2019 US$ -5.6%
2018 2.09 real chained 2019 US$ -13.3%
2019 1.8 real chained 2019 US$ -14.0%
2020 1.56 real chained 2019 US$ -13.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.88 real chained 2019 US$ 24.76 real chained 2019 US$ 28.91 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 16.23 real chained 2019 US$ 10.49 real chained 2019 US$ 23.17 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 4.24 real chained 2019 US$ 1.8 real chained 2019 US$ 9.5 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 1.56 real chained 2019 US$ 1.56 real chained 2019 US$ 1.56 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 95 Mozambique 6.76 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 96 Germany 3.97 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 97 Nigeria 2.41 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 99 Croatia 0.7137 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 100 Thailand 0.3145 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 101 Sri Lanka 0.2999 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Kenya?
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Kenya was 1.56 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 Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 28.91 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 1.56 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
How does Kenya rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals?
Kenya ranks 98th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya 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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Indicator
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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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.