Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Nepal
Nepal: Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total was 0.7281 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Nepal, 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Nepal is 0.7281 real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Nepal peaked at 1.95 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7281 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
That places Nepal 125th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Nepal, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.95 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1.91 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.87 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.84 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.8 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.77 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.76 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.72 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.69 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8445 real chained 2019 US$ | -50.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8355 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8115 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8221 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8169 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7995 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7818 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8054 real chained 2019 US$ | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7882 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7707 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7996 real chained 2019 US$ | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7954 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7882 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7792 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7703 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7616 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7281 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.7281 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 536.51 real chained 2019 US$, 0% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.7281 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.7281 real chained 2019 US$, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -50.1% | 1.69 real chained 2019 US$ | 0.8445 real chained 2019 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.88 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.8 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.95 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.19 real chained 2019 US$ | 0.7995 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.77 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7841 real chained 2019 US$ | 0.7616 real chained 2019 US$ | 0.8054 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7281 real chained 2019 US$ | 0.7281 real chained 2019 US$ | 0.7281 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Nepal?
- Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total in Nepal was 0.7281 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7281 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Nepal rank for nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total?
- Nepal ranks 125th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.