Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, oil in South Africa
South Africa: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, oil was 1.83 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, oil 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$.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 1.83 real chained 2019 US$ for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, oil in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, oil in South Africa peaked at 6.59 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.83 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
That places South Africa 76th out of 145 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, oil in South Africa, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.59 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 4.29 real chained 2019 US$ | -34.9% |
| 1997 | 4.23 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 4.6 real chained 2019 US$ | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 4.55 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 4.5 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 4.46 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.36 real chained 2019 US$ | -47.1% |
| 2003 | 2.34 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.32 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.3 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.27 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.15 real chained 2019 US$ | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 2.13 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.1 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.08 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.05 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.03 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.97 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.93 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.91 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.88 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.85 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.83 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.85 real chained 2019 US$ | 4.23 real chained 2019 US$ | 6.59 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.69 real chained 2019 US$ | 2.1 real chained 2019 US$ | 4.5 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.85 real chained 2019 US$ | 2.08 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.83 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.83 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 73 Sudan 3.23 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 74 Philippines 2.49 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 75 Slovakia 2.02 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 77 Republic of Korea 1.37 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 78 Morocco 0.643 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 79 Madagascar 0.1893 real chained 2019 US$ compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- 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, oil in South Africa?
- Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, oil in South Africa was 1.83 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, oil recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.59 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, oil recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, oil?
- South Africa ranks 76th out of 145 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, oil rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, oil (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.