Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Renewable natural capital per capita, timber was 1,238 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Papua New Guinea, 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$.
Analysis
In 2020, renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Papua New Guinea stood at 1,238 real chained 2019 US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2,650 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,238 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,468 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,296 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,650 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,919 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,655 real chained 2019 US$ | 2,217 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,423 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,266 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,606 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,238 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,238 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,238 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 22 Brazil 1,417 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 23 Czechia 1,341 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 24 Slovenia 1,340 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,147 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 27 Slovakia 1,099 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 28 Guinea 1,098 real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Papua New Guinea?
- Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Papua New Guinea was 1,238 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,650 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest renewable natural capital per capita, timber recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,238 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for renewable natural capital per capita, timber?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 25th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is renewable natural capital per capita, timber rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.