Nonrenewable natural capital, total in Zambia
Zambia: Nonrenewable natural capital, total was 29.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nonrenewable natural capital, total in Zambia, 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$.
Analysis
In 2020, nonrenewable natural capital, total in Zambia stood at 29.07 billion real chained 2019 US$.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital, total in Zambia peaked at 48.97 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 26.95 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2003.
Zambia ranks 46th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.95 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 48.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 48.97 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 29.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 26.95 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 48.90 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.00 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 27.00 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 28.35 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 29.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 29.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 43 Guyana 31.88 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 44 Gabon 31.06 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 45 Ghana 29.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 47 Burkina Faso 26.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 48 Morocco 26.34 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 49 Tanzania 24.06 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3261 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 °C (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2981 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5273 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital, total in Zambia?
- Nonrenewable natural capital, total in Zambia was 29.07 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.97 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital, total recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.95 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2003.
- How does Zambia rank for nonrenewable natural capital, total?
- Zambia ranks 46th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital, total rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.
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.