Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Mauritania
Mauritania: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals was 4,442 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Mauritania, 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$.
Analysis
In 2020, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Mauritania stood at 4,442 real chained 2019 US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Mauritania peaked at 9,100 real chained 2019 US$ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4,442 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
That places Mauritania 7th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7,544 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 7,384 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 9,100 real chained 2019 US$ | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 8,863 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 8,626 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 8,388 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 8,185 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 8,011 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 7,840 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 7,672 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 7,504 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 7,337 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 7,165 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 6,966 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 8,610 real chained 2019 US$ | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 8,310 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 8,007 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 7,658 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 6,106 real chained 2019 US$ | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 5,841 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 5,580 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 5,337 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 5,108 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 4,885 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 4,673 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 4,442 real chained 2019 US$ | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,303 real chained 2019 US$ | 7,384 real chained 2019 US$ | 9,100 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 7,768 real chained 2019 US$ | 6,966 real chained 2019 US$ | 8,610 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,150 real chained 2019 US$ | 4,673 real chained 2019 US$ | 8,310 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,442 real chained 2019 US$ | 4,442 real chained 2019 US$ | 4,442 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
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More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Mauritania?
- Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Mauritania was 4,442 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 9,100 real chained 2019 US$ in 1997.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,442 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals?
- Mauritania ranks 7th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.