Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals was 3,992 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Papua New Guinea, 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Papua New Guinea is 3,992 real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Papua New Guinea peaked at 14,169 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3,992 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14,169 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 13,332 real chained 2019 US$ | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 12,558 real chained 2019 US$ | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 11,869 real chained 2019 US$ | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 11,130 real chained 2019 US$ | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 10,406 real chained 2019 US$ | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 9,682 real chained 2019 US$ | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 9,030 real chained 2019 US$ | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 8,422 real chained 2019 US$ | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 7,855 real chained 2019 US$ | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 7,284 real chained 2019 US$ | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 6,761 real chained 2019 US$ | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 6,309 real chained 2019 US$ | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 5,726 real chained 2019 US$ | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 5,535 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 5,351 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 5,179 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 5,021 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 4,871 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 4,728 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 5,503 real chained 2019 US$ | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 4,761 real chained 2019 US$ | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 4,443 real chained 2019 US$ | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 4,501 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 4,173 real chained 2019 US$ | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 3,992 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,611 real chained 2019 US$ | 11,130 real chained 2019 US$ | 14,169 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 7,701 real chained 2019 US$ | 5,535 real chained 2019 US$ | 10,406 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,853 real chained 2019 US$ | 4,173 real chained 2019 US$ | 5,503 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,992 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,992 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,992 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.1521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 502.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,897 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,563 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 55.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 181.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Papua New Guinea?
- Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Papua New Guinea was 3,992 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 14,169 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,992 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 8th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.