Malawi vs South Africa: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion over time
- Malawi
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 4.4% against 4.3% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 59th of 184 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.1% | 4.7% | 2.4% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 2.0% | 8.8% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 3.0% | 4.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 2.8% | 5.1% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 1.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adjusted savings: natural resources depletion, Malawi or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 4.4% against 4.3% in Malawi as of 2021.
- What is the difference in adjusted savings: natural resources depletion between Malawi and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Malawi ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 59th 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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About this data
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.