Nonrenewable natural capital, total in China

China: Nonrenewable natural capital, total was 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
7th
of 151 countries
All-time high
1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
783.69 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Nonrenewable natural capital, total in China, 1995–2020

0250.0B500.0B750.0B1.0T1.2T1995200720201995: 783.7B real chained 2019 US$1996: 1.0T real chained 2019 US$1997: 1.1T real chained 2019 US$1998: 1.1T real chained 2019 US$1999: 1.0T real chained 2019 US$2000: 1.0T real chained 2019 US$2001: 1.0T real chained 2019 US$2002: 1.0T real chained 2019 US$2003: 1.0T real chained 2019 US$2004: 1.1T real chained 2019 US$2005: 876.8B real chained 2019 US$2006: 902.8B real chained 2019 US$2007: 1.1T real chained 2019 US$2008: 1.2T real chained 2019 US$2009: 1.2T real chained 2019 US$2010: 1.2T real chained 2019 US$2011: 942.9B real chained 2019 US$2012: 938.2B real chained 2019 US$2013: 939.0B real chained 2019 US$2014: 969.4B real chained 2019 US$2015: 1.0T real chained 2019 US$2016: 1.1T real chained 2019 US$2017: 1.1T real chained 2019 US$2018: 1.1T real chained 2019 US$2019: 1.2T real chained 2019 US$2020: 1.2T real chained 2019 US$

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

China recorded 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ for nonrenewable natural capital, total in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital, total in China peaked at 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 783.69 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

China ranks 7th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Nonrenewable natural capital, total in China, year by year

Annual values for Nonrenewable natural capital, total (real chained 2019 US$) in China, 1995 to 2020.
Year real chained 2019 US$ Change
1995 783.69 billion real chained 2019 US$ —
1996 1.02 trillion real chained 2019 US$ +30.7%
1997 1.05 trillion real chained 2019 US$ +3.0%
1998 1.07 trillion real chained 2019 US$ +1.8%
1999 1.01 trillion real chained 2019 US$ -6.0%
2000 1.02 trillion real chained 2019 US$ +1.1%
2001 1.03 trillion real chained 2019 US$ +0.7%
2002 1.01 trillion real chained 2019 US$ -1.2%
2003 1.02 trillion real chained 2019 US$ +0.2%
2004 1.12 trillion real chained 2019 US$ +9.9%
2005 876.85 billion real chained 2019 US$ -21.5%
2006 902.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ +3.0%
2007 1.12 trillion real chained 2019 US$ +23.9%
2008 1.15 trillion real chained 2019 US$ +3.1%
2009 1.17 trillion real chained 2019 US$ +1.5%
2010 1.17 trillion real chained 2019 US$ +0.4%
2011 942.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ -19.7%
2012 938.19 billion real chained 2019 US$ -0.5%
2013 939.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ +0.1%
2014 969.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ +3.2%
2015 1.05 trillion real chained 2019 US$ +8.0%
2016 1.10 trillion real chained 2019 US$ +5.0%
2017 1.11 trillion real chained 2019 US$ +1.3%
2018 1.15 trillion real chained 2019 US$ +3.0%
2019 1.18 trillion real chained 2019 US$ +3.2%
2020 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ +2.1%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.20 billion real chained 2019 US$, 74.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • China's 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.51 billion real chained 2019 US$, 31.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nonrenewable natural capital, total in China 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.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +30.7% 783.69 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1.02 trillion real chained 2019 US$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 989.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ 783.69 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1.07 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 1.04 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 876.85 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1.17 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 1.06 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 938.19 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1.18 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 4 United States 2.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 5 Iran 1.72 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 6 United Arab Emirates 1.70 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 8 Qatar 1.07 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 9 India 1.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 10 Brazil 819.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nonrenewable natural capital, total in China?
Nonrenewable natural capital, total in China was 1.21 trillion 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, total recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 1.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital, total recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 783.69 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does China rank for nonrenewable natural capital, total?
China ranks 7th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
Is nonrenewable natural capital, total rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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, total (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nonrenewable natural capital, 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.