Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Maldives
Maldives: Renewable natural capital per capita, timber was 1.26 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Maldives, 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$.
Analysis
In 2020, renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Maldives stood at 1.26 real chained 2019 US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Maldives peaked at 2.51 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.26 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
Maldives ranks 146th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Maldives, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.51 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 2.46 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.41 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.37 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.33 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.29 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.26 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.22 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 2.18 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.15 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.11 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.06 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.99 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.92 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.86 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.79 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.73 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.67 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.62 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.56 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.49 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.43 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.37 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.32 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.28 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.26 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.26 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 236.62 real chained 2019 US$, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.26 real chained 2019 US$ is below the median for South Asia, which is 34.91 real chained 2019 US$, 4% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.41 real chained 2019 US$ | 2.33 real chained 2019 US$ | 2.51 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.1 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.86 real chained 2019 US$ | 2.29 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.28 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.79 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.26 real chained 2019 US$ | 1.26 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Maldives?
- Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Maldives was 1.26 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest renewable natural capital per capita, timber recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for renewable natural capital per capita, timber?
- Maldives ranks 146th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is renewable natural capital per capita, timber rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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
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.