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Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals was 0.2503 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2503 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
102nd
of 151 countries
All-time high
0.8647 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
All-time low
0.2503 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in United Kingdom, 1995–2020

0.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.865 real chained 2019 US$1996: 0.85 real chained 2019 US$1997: 0.833 real chained 2019 US$1998: 0.817 real chained 2019 US$1999: 0.802 real chained 2019 US$2000: 0.791 real chained 2019 US$2001: 0.78 real chained 2019 US$2002: 0.769 real chained 2019 US$2003: 0.758 real chained 2019 US$2004: 0.753 real chained 2019 US$2005: 0.744 real chained 2019 US$2006: 0.735 real chained 2019 US$2007: 0.726 real chained 2019 US$2008: 0.679 real chained 2019 US$2009: 0.601 real chained 2019 US$2010: 0.515 real chained 2019 US$2011: 0.436 real chained 2019 US$2012: 0.348 real chained 2019 US$2013: 0.304 real chained 2019 US$2014: 0.301 real chained 2019 US$2015: 0.299 real chained 2019 US$2016: 0.28 real chained 2019 US$2017: 0.277 real chained 2019 US$2018: 0.275 real chained 2019 US$2019: 0.271 real chained 2019 US$2020: 0.25 real chained 2019 US$

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

United Kingdom recorded 0.2503 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.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in United Kingdom peaked at 0.8647 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2503 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.

That places United Kingdom 102nd out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 United Kingdom, year by year

Year real chained 2019 US$ Change
1995 0.8647 real chained 2019 US$ —
1996 0.8498 real chained 2019 US$ -1.7%
1997 0.8334 real chained 2019 US$ -1.9%
1998 0.8168 real chained 2019 US$ -2.0%
1999 0.8015 real chained 2019 US$ -1.9%
2000 0.7908 real chained 2019 US$ -1.3%
2001 0.78 real chained 2019 US$ -1.4%
2002 0.769 real chained 2019 US$ -1.4%
2003 0.7577 real chained 2019 US$ -1.5%
2004 0.7534 real chained 2019 US$ -0.6%
2005 0.7444 real chained 2019 US$ -1.2%
2006 0.7352 real chained 2019 US$ -1.2%
2007 0.7257 real chained 2019 US$ -1.3%
2008 0.6789 real chained 2019 US$ -6.5%
2009 0.6008 real chained 2019 US$ -11.5%
2010 0.5149 real chained 2019 US$ -14.3%
2011 0.4362 real chained 2019 US$ -15.3%
2012 0.3483 real chained 2019 US$ -20.1%
2013 0.3036 real chained 2019 US$ -12.9%
2014 0.3013 real chained 2019 US$ -0.7%
2015 0.2989 real chained 2019 US$ -0.8%
2016 0.2796 real chained 2019 US$ -6.5%
2017 0.277 real chained 2019 US$ -0.9%
2018 0.2747 real chained 2019 US$ -0.9%
2019 0.2713 real chained 2019 US$ -1.2%
2020 0.2503 real chained 2019 US$ -7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8332 real chained 2019 US$ 0.8015 real chained 2019 US$ 0.8647 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 0.7336 real chained 2019 US$ 0.6008 real chained 2019 US$ 0.7908 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 0.3306 real chained 2019 US$ 0.2713 real chained 2019 US$ 0.5149 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 0.2503 real chained 2019 US$ 0.2503 real chained 2019 US$ 0.2503 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 99 Croatia 0.7137 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 100 Thailand 0.3145 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 101 Sri Lanka 0.2999 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 103 Malawi 0.1834 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 104 France 0.0534 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 105 Angola 0 real chained 2019 US$
  7. 105 Bahrain 0 real chained 2019 US$
  8. 105 Bangladesh 0 real chained 2019 US$
  9. 105 Belarus 0 real chained 2019 US$
  10. 105 Belgium 0 real chained 2019 US$
  11. 105 Belize 0 real chained 2019 US$
  12. 105 Benin 0 real chained 2019 US$
  13. 105 Cambodia 0 real chained 2019 US$
  14. 105 Chad 0 real chained 2019 US$
  15. 105 Comoros 0 real chained 2019 US$
  16. 105 Congo 0 real chained 2019 US$
  17. 105 Czechia 0 real chained 2019 US$
  18. 105 Denmark 0 real chained 2019 US$
  19. 105 Djibouti 0 real chained 2019 US$
  20. 105 El Salvador 0 real chained 2019 US$
  21. 105 Estonia 0 real chained 2019 US$
  22. 105 Eswatini 0 real chained 2019 US$
  23. 105 Gambia 0 real chained 2019 US$
  24. 105 Guinea-Bissau 0 real chained 2019 US$
  25. 105 Haiti 0 real chained 2019 US$
  26. 105 Hungary 0 real chained 2019 US$
  27. 105 Iceland 0 real chained 2019 US$
  28. 105 Iraq 0 real chained 2019 US$
  29. 105 Italy 0 real chained 2019 US$
  30. 105 Kuwait 0 real chained 2019 US$
  31. 105 Latvia 0 real chained 2019 US$
  32. 105 Lebanon 0 real chained 2019 US$
  33. 105 Lesotho 0 real chained 2019 US$
  34. 105 Lithuania 0 real chained 2019 US$
  35. 105 Luxembourg 0 real chained 2019 US$
  36. 105 Maldives 0 real chained 2019 US$
  37. 105 Malta 0 real chained 2019 US$
  38. 105 Mauritius 0 real chained 2019 US$
  39. 105 Moldova 0 real chained 2019 US$
  40. 105 Nepal 0 real chained 2019 US$
  41. 105 Netherlands 0 real chained 2019 US$
  42. 105 Oman 0 real chained 2019 US$
  43. 105 Paraguay 0 real chained 2019 US$
  44. 105 Qatar 0 real chained 2019 US$
  45. 105 Sao Tome and Principe 0 real chained 2019 US$
  46. 105 Singapore 0 real chained 2019 US$
  47. 105 Slovenia 0 real chained 2019 US$
  48. 105 Saint Lucia 0 real chained 2019 US$
  49. 105 Switzerland 0 real chained 2019 US$
  50. 105 Trinidad and Tobago 0 real chained 2019 US$
  51. 105 United Arab Emirates 0 real chained 2019 US$

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Frequently asked questions

What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in United Kingdom?
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals in United Kingdom was 0.2503 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 United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 0.8647 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2503 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
How does United Kingdom rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals?
United Kingdom ranks 102nd out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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Indicator
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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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.