Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Laos
Laos: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total was 1,132 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Laos, 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$.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1,132 real chained 2019 US$ for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Laos peaked at 2,510 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,132 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
Laos ranks 57th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Laos, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,510 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 2,452 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 2,401 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 2,357 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2,316 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 2,277 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 2,238 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2,202 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 2,169 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2,100 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2,041 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1,972 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1,919 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1,868 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1,812 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1,750 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1,689 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1,629 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,568 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1,507 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 1,444 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1,373 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1,305 real chained 2019 US$ | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 1,244 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 1,187 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 1,132 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1,132 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 536.51 real chained 2019 US$, 2.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1,132 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 989.61 real chained 2019 US$, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,407 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,316 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,510 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,060 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,812 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,277 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,469 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,187 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,750 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,132 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,132 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,132 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Laos?
- Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Laos was 1,132 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2,510 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,132 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Laos rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total?
- Laos ranks 57th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.