Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in South Africa
South Africa: Renewable natural capital per capita, timber was 1,048 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Renewable natural capital per capita, timber 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable natural capital per capita, timber in South Africa is 1,048 real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable natural capital per capita, timber in South Africa peaked at 1,476 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,048 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
That places South Africa 31st out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in South Africa, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,476 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 1,451 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1,428 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 1,408 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 1,389 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1,373 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,358 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1,343 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,328 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1,313 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,298 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,283 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1,267 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,250 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1,233 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1,216 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1,198 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,180 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1,161 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,141 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1,115 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,102 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,095 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1,080 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,064 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1,048 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,430 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,389 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,476 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,305 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,233 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,373 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,135 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,064 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,216 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,048 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,048 real chained 2019 US$ | 1,048 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 28 Guinea 1,098 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 29 Eswatini 1,061 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 30 Montenegro 1,053 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 32 Central African Republic 989.43 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 33 Ghana 975.02 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 968.21 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, timber in South Africa?
- Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in South Africa was 1,048 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,476 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest renewable natural capital per capita, timber recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,048 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for renewable natural capital per capita, timber?
- South Africa ranks 31st out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is renewable natural capital per capita, timber rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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, 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.