Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Congo
Congo: Renewable natural capital per capita, timber was 1,894 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Renewable natural capital per capita, timber 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Congo is 1,894 real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Congo peaked at 3,995 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,894 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
Congo ranks 16th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Congo, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3,995 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 3,887 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 3,806 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 3,724 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 3,623 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 3,486 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 3,355 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 3,276 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 3,185 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 3,077 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2,966 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 2,856 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 2,751 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 2,660 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 2,554 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 2,448 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 2,369 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 2,303 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 2,247 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2,193 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 2,140 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,088 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 2,037 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,988 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1,940 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1,894 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 1,894 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 506.44 real chained 2019 US$, 3.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Congo's 1,894 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 556.39 real chained 2019 US$, 3.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,807 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,623 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,995 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 3,017 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,554 real chained 2019 US$ | 3,486 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,175 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,940 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,448 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,894 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,894 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,894 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Congo?
- Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Congo was 1,894 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, timber recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3,995 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest renewable natural capital per capita, timber recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,894 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for renewable natural capital per capita, timber?
- Congo ranks 16th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is renewable natural capital per capita, timber rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Renewable natural capital per capita, timber (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.