Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals was 353.61 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Saudi Arabia, 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$.
Analysis
In 2020, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Saudi Arabia stood at 353.61 real chained 2019 US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Saudi Arabia peaked at 859.08 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 353.61 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
Saudi Arabia ranks 59th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 859.08 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 826.96 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 796.84 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 768.3 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 743.19 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 719.85 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 698.39 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 676.82 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 657.29 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 634.96 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 608.42 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 578.45 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 551.85 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 527.44 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 504.46 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 484.75 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 469.44 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 444.4 real chained 2019 US$ | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 430.96 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 433.58 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 415.48 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 417.25 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 403.29 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 385.63 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 367.14 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 353.61 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 798.87 real chained 2019 US$ | 743.19 real chained 2019 US$ | 859.08 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 615.79 real chained 2019 US$ | 504.46 real chained 2019 US$ | 719.85 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 425.19 real chained 2019 US$ | 367.14 real chained 2019 US$ | 484.75 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 353.61 real chained 2019 US$ | 353.61 real chained 2019 US$ | 353.61 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Saudi Arabia?
- Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in Saudi Arabia was 353.61 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 859.08 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 353.61 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 59th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.