Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in South Africa
South Africa: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals was 1,240 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in South Africa, 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in South Africa is 1,240 real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 41.6% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in South Africa peaked at 8,712 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,240 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
That places South Africa 23rd out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in South Africa, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8,712 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 8,428 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 6,331 real chained 2019 US$ | -24.9% |
| 1998 | 6,388 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 6,310 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 6,243 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 3,200 real chained 2019 US$ | -48.7% |
| 2002 | 3,141 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 2,566 real chained 2019 US$ | -18.3% |
| 2004 | 2,538 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2,511 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 2,483 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2,454 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2,421 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2,389 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2,357 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 2,323 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2,289 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2,255 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2,217 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,274 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 2,249 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,171 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 2,216 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2,123 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 1,240 real chained 2019 US$ | -41.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,234 real chained 2019 US$ | 6,310 real chained 2019 US$ | 8,712 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,995 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,389 real chained 2019 US$ | 6,243 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,247 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,123 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,357 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,240 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,240 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,240 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in South Africa?
- Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in South Africa was 1,240 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8,712 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,240 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals?
- South Africa ranks 23rd out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.