Renewable natural capital per capita, fisheries in South Africa
South Africa: Renewable natural capital per capita, fisheries was 9.03 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Renewable natural capital per capita, fisheries in South Africa, 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$.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 9.03 real chained 2019 US$ for renewable natural capital per capita, fisheries in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable natural capital per capita, fisheries in South Africa peaked at 15.95 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.03 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
South Africa ranks 85th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable natural capital per capita, fisheries in South Africa, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15.95 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 15.7 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 15.48 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 15.23 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 14.94 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 14.62 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 14.28 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 13.93 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 13.58 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 13.22 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 12.85 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 12.51 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 12.22 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 11.96 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 11.77 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.59 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 11.37 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 11.04 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 10.67 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 10.3 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 9.96 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 9.79 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 9.68 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.46 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 9.24 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 9.03 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.46 real chained 2019 US$ | 14.94 real chained 2019 US$ | 15.95 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.09 real chained 2019 US$ | 11.77 real chained 2019 US$ | 14.62 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.31 real chained 2019 US$ | 9.24 real chained 2019 US$ | 11.59 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.03 real chained 2019 US$ | 9.03 real chained 2019 US$ | 9.03 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 82 Nigeria 11.97 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 83 Saudi Arabia 10.36 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 84 Pakistan 10.21 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 86 Jamaica 8.7 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 87 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.89 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 88 Germany 7.68 real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable natural capital per capita, fisheries in South Africa?
- Renewable natural capital per capita, fisheries in South Africa was 9.03 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 renewable natural capital per capita, fisheries recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.95 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest renewable natural capital per capita, fisheries recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.03 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for renewable natural capital per capita, fisheries?
- South Africa ranks 85th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is renewable natural capital per capita, fisheries rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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 Renewable natural capital per capita, fisheries (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.