Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Malawi

Malawi: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total was 1.37 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1.37 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
124th
of 150 countries
All-time high
2.52 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
All-time low
1.37 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Malawi, 1995–2020

01231995200720201995: 2.5 real chained 2019 US$1996: 2.5 real chained 2019 US$1997: 2.4 real chained 2019 US$1998: 2.4 real chained 2019 US$1999: 2.3 real chained 2019 US$2000: 2.3 real chained 2019 US$2001: 2.4 real chained 2019 US$2002: 2.3 real chained 2019 US$2003: 2.1 real chained 2019 US$2004: 2.2 real chained 2019 US$2005: 2.2 real chained 2019 US$2006: 2 real chained 2019 US$2007: 2 real chained 2019 US$2008: 2 real chained 2019 US$2009: 1.9 real chained 2019 US$2010: 1.8 real chained 2019 US$2011: 1.8 real chained 2019 US$2012: 1.7 real chained 2019 US$2013: 1.7 real chained 2019 US$2014: 1.6 real chained 2019 US$2015: 1.6 real chained 2019 US$2016: 1.5 real chained 2019 US$2017: 1.5 real chained 2019 US$2018: 1.5 real chained 2019 US$2019: 1.4 real chained 2019 US$2020: 1.4 real chained 2019 US$

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

Malawi recorded 1.37 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 2.9% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Malawi peaked at 2.52 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.37 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.

Malawi ranks 124th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.43 real chained 2019 US$ 2.33 real chained 2019 US$ 2.52 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 2.13 real chained 2019 US$ 1.87 real chained 2019 US$ 2.39 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 1.61 real chained 2019 US$ 1.41 real chained 2019 US$ 1.81 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 1.37 real chained 2019 US$ 1.37 real chained 2019 US$ 1.37 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 121 Ethiopia 12.9 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 122 Cambodia 1.63 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 123 Kenya 1.56 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 125 Nepal 0.7281 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 126 Belgium 0.3577 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 127 Sri Lanka 0.3026 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Malawi?
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Malawi was 1.37 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 Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 2.52 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 1.37 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
How does Malawi rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total?
Malawi ranks 124th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi 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

Indicator
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, 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.