Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Laos
Laos: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals was 1,132 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Laos, 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$.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1,132 real chained 2019 US$ for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Laos peaked at 2,527 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,132 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
That places Laos 27th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Laos, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,527 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 2,469 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 2,418 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 2,374 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 2,332 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 2,293 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 2,256 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2,221 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2,189 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2,139 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 2,091 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 2,027 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1,962 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1,902 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1,843 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 1,778 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1,713 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 1,652 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,583 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1,512 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1,446 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1,376 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1,307 real chained 2019 US$ | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 1,245 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 1,187 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 1,132 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,424 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,332 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,527 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,092 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,843 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,293 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,480 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,187 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,778 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,132 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,132 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,132 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Laos?
- Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Laos was 1,132 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2,527 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,132 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Laos rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals?
- Laos ranks 27th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.