Renewable natural capital, timber in Iceland
Iceland: Renewable natural capital, timber was 675,791 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Renewable natural capital, timber in Iceland, 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$.
Analysis
In 2020, renewable natural capital, timber in Iceland stood at 675,791 real chained 2019 US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable natural capital, timber in Iceland peaked at 675,791 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 236,414 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.
That places Iceland 146th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 278,059 real chained 2019 US$ | 236,414 real chained 2019 US$ | 319,704 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 443,192 real chained 2019 US$ | 340,526 real chained 2019 US$ | 545,857 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 618,754 real chained 2019 US$ | 568,672 real chained 2019 US$ | 665,831 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 675,791 real chained 2019 US$ | 675,791 real chained 2019 US$ | 675,791 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 143 Saint Lucia 5.37 million real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 144 Kuwait 4.96 million real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 145 Oman 3.23 million real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 147 Maldives 648,103 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 148 Bahrain 104,653 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 149 Malta 0 real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 149 Qatar 0 real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable natural capital, timber in Iceland?
- Renewable natural capital, timber in Iceland was 675,791 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, timber recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 675,791 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable natural capital, timber recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 236,414 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- How does Iceland rank for renewable natural capital, timber?
- Iceland ranks 146th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
- Is renewable natural capital, timber rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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, 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.