Nonrenewable natural capital, total in Congo
Congo: Nonrenewable natural capital, total was 69.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nonrenewable natural capital, total in Congo, 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$.
Analysis
Congo recorded 69.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ for nonrenewable natural capital, total in 2020.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital, total in Congo peaked at 71.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.70 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.
That places Congo 30th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital, total in Congo, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 32.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 38.75 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +18.5% |
| 1997 | 39.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 41.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 41.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 36.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 36.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36.65 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 43.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 43.15 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 46.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 46.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 46.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 46.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 48.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 48.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 48.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 48.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.49 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 69.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 71.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 71.82 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 71.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 71.77 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 69.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 69.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.10 billion real chained 2019 US$, 8.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Congo's 69.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.93 billion real chained 2019 US$, 10.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nonrenewable natural capital, total in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +33.3% | 48.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 64.49 billion real chained 2019 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.56 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 32.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 41.12 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 43.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 36.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 48.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.53 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 48.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 71.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 69.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 69.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 27 Norway 122.24 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 28 Colombia 116.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 29 Vietnam 108.54 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 31 United Kingdom 63.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 32 Papua New Guinea 53.54 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 33 Ecuador 50.34 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital, total in Congo?
- Nonrenewable natural capital, total in Congo was 69.31 billion 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 71.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital, total recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- How does Congo rank for nonrenewable natural capital, total?
- Congo ranks 30th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital, total rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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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.