Lesotho vs Malawi: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion

Lesotho
3.8%
in 2021
Malawi
4.3%
in 2021
Lesotho rank
63rd
Malawi rank
60th

Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
05101520198020002021

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4.3% against 3.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 63rd and Malawi ranks 60th of 184 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 3.9% 7.1% 3.2% Malawi
1990s 2.6% 10.8% 8.2% Malawi
2000s 3.2% 7.9% 4.7% Malawi
2010s 4.4% 7.8% 3.4% Malawi
2020s 3.9% 4.2% 0.3% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: natural resources depletion, Lesotho or Malawi?
Malawi, at 4.3% against 3.8% in Lesotho as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: natural resources depletion between Lesotho and Malawi?
0.5%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
Lesotho ranks 63rd and Malawi ranks 60th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 9,601 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Natural resource depletion is the sum of net forest depletion, energy depletion, and mineral depletion. Net forest depletion is unit resource rents times the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.