Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Australia
Australia: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total was 97,097 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Australia, 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Australia is 97,097 real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Australia peaked at 103,911 real chained 2019 US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 48,696 real chained 2019 US$, in 1998.
That places Australia 3rd out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Australia, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 50,511 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 52,468 real chained 2019 US$ | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 49,513 real chained 2019 US$ | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 48,696 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 58,927 real chained 2019 US$ | +21.0% |
| 2000 | 60,795 real chained 2019 US$ | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 59,294 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 69,762 real chained 2019 US$ | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 68,907 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 64,666 real chained 2019 US$ | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 54,109 real chained 2019 US$ | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 55,294 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 55,306 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 59,256 real chained 2019 US$ | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 66,201 real chained 2019 US$ | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 84,615 real chained 2019 US$ | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 83,926 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 77,232 real chained 2019 US$ | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 100,960 real chained 2019 US$ | +30.7% |
| 2014 | 103,911 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 102,558 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 98,782 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 97,264 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 99,048 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 96,801 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 97,097 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 97,097 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 641.77 real chained 2019 US$, 151.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Australia's 97,097 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 989.61 real chained 2019 US$, 98.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +30.7% | 77,232 real chained 2019 US$ | 100,960 real chained 2019 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,023 real chained 2019 US$ | 48,696 real chained 2019 US$ | 58,927 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 61,359 real chained 2019 US$ | 54,109 real chained 2019 US$ | 69,762 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,510 real chained 2019 US$ | 77,232 real chained 2019 US$ | 103,911 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,097 real chained 2019 US$ | 97,097 real chained 2019 US$ | 97,097 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Australia?
- Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Australia was 97,097 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, total recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 103,911 real chained 2019 US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,696 real chained 2019 US$ in 1998.
- How does Australia rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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, 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.