Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Cameroon
Cameroon: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total was 283.74 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Cameroon, 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Cameroon is 283.74 real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Cameroon peaked at 1,323 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 283.74 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
That places Cameroon 99th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,323 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1,269 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 1,224 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1,181 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 1,129 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 1,089 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 1,061 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1,022 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 984.7 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 957.98 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 932.05 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 906.73 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 881.49 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 432.53 real chained 2019 US$ | -50.9% |
| 2009 | 414.05 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 394.67 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 383.23 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 372.33 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 360.65 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 348.37 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 336.68 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 323.74 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 311.57 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 302.45 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 293.59 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 283.74 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 283.74 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 536.51 real chained 2019 US$, 53% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 283.74 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 388.12 real chained 2019 US$, 73% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -50.9% | 881.49 real chained 2019 US$ | 432.53 real chained 2019 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,225 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,129 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,323 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 868.13 real chained 2019 US$ | 414.05 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,089 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 342.73 real chained 2019 US$ | 293.59 real chained 2019 US$ | 394.67 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 283.74 real chained 2019 US$ | 283.74 real chained 2019 US$ | 283.74 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 96 Solomon Islands 363.08 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 97 Costa Rica 356.78 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 98 Albania 327.56 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 100 Panama 282.4 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 101 Guatemala 261.1 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 102 Thailand 226.64 real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Cameroon?
- Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Cameroon was 283.74 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,323 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 283.74 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total?
- Cameroon ranks 99th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.