Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Gabon

Gabon: Renewable natural capital per capita, timber was 4,039 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
4,039 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
8th
of 150 countries
All-time high
8,324 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
All-time low
4,039 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Gabon, 1995–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1995200720201995: 8.3k real chained 2019 US$1996: 8.1k real chained 2019 US$1997: 7.9k real chained 2019 US$1998: 7.7k real chained 2019 US$1999: 7.5k real chained 2019 US$2000: 7.3k real chained 2019 US$2001: 7.1k real chained 2019 US$2002: 6.9k real chained 2019 US$2003: 6.8k real chained 2019 US$2004: 6.6k real chained 2019 US$2005: 6.4k real chained 2019 US$2006: 6.2k real chained 2019 US$2007: 6.0k real chained 2019 US$2008: 5.8k real chained 2019 US$2009: 5.6k real chained 2019 US$2010: 5.4k real chained 2019 US$2011: 5.2k real chained 2019 US$2012: 5.1k real chained 2019 US$2013: 4.9k real chained 2019 US$2014: 4.7k real chained 2019 US$2015: 4.6k real chained 2019 US$2016: 4.4k real chained 2019 US$2017: 4.3k real chained 2019 US$2018: 4.2k real chained 2019 US$2019: 4.1k real chained 2019 US$2020: 4.0k real chained 2019 US$

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

Gabon recorded 4,039 real chained 2019 US$ for renewable natural capital per capita, timber in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Gabon peaked at 8,324 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4,039 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.

Gabon ranks 8th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,917 real chained 2019 US$ 7,519 real chained 2019 US$ 8,324 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 6,480 real chained 2019 US$ 5,630 real chained 2019 US$ 7,327 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 4,708 real chained 2019 US$ 4,131 real chained 2019 US$ 5,439 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 4,039 real chained 2019 US$ 4,039 real chained 2019 US$ 4,039 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 5 Latvia 5,001 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 6 Uruguay 4,746 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 7 Malaysia 4,635 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 9 Finland 3,698 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 10 Suriname 3,527 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 11 Chile 2,690 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Gabon?
Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Gabon was 4,039 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 Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 8,324 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
What is the lowest renewable natural capital per capita, timber recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 4,039 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
How does Gabon rank for renewable natural capital per capita, timber?
Gabon ranks 8th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is renewable natural capital per capita, timber rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gabon 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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About this data

Indicator
Renewable natural capital per capita, timber (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.