Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) by country
Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account...
Countries reporting
145
Highest
68.60 billion current US$
Australia
Lowest
0 current US$
Venezuela
Median
37.50 million current US$
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
11,385
What the numbers show
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) is currently reported for 145 countries. The highest value is 68.60 billion current US$ in Australia; the lowest is 0 current US$ in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 37.50 million current US$, and the mean is 2.71 billion current US$.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 2,015.8%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 68.60 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 170.7% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 56.61 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 29.57 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 119.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Chile | 28.09 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 23.22 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Canada | 15.59 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Russia | 15.53 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Peru | 14.98 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 14.48 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 10 | United States | 14.31 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 11.78 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 767.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 11.25 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 209.3% | volatile |
| 13 | South Africa | 10.91 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 10.48 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Iran | 6.08 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Philippines | 4.61 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Zambia | 4.25 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 3.85 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Sweden | 3.63 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Ukraine | 3.40 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Ghana | 3.30 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 114.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Mali | 2.40 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 283.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 2.36 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 263.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Papua New Guinea | 2.33 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Turkey | 2.26 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Argentina | 2.18 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Tanzania | 2.12 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 155.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Colombia | 2.07 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Bolivia | 1.83 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Sudan | 1.76 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 376.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Mongolia | 1.50 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 167.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.28 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 600.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 1.27 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 1,280.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Poland | 1.13 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 35 | New Caledonia | 893.48 million current US$ | 2021 | up 671.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 850.71 million current US$ | 2021 | up 162.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Panama | 789.54 million current US$ | 2021 | up 2,015.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 757.81 million current US$ | 2021 | up 452.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 723.69 million current US$ | 2021 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Mauritania | 651.41 million current US$ | 2021 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Senegal | 619.97 million current US$ | 2021 | up 526.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Guyana | 584.68 million current US$ | 2021 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Spain | 550.98 million current US$ | 2021 | up 221.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Myanmar | 480.72 million current US$ | 2021 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Tajikistan | 474.75 million current US$ | 2021 | up 550.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Guatemala | 451.73 million current US$ | 2021 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Armenia | 448.08 million current US$ | 2021 | up 188.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Eritrea | 406.57 million current US$ | 2021 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Cuba | 404.27 million current US$ | 2021 | up 103.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 387.76 million current US$ | 2021 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Laos | 328.08 million current US$ | 2021 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Togo | 318.24 million current US$ | 2021 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Portugal | 291.81 million current US$ | 2021 | up 319.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 290.68 million current US$ | 2021 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Japan | 275.91 million current US$ | 2021 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Namibia | 262.77 million current US$ | 2021 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 228.18 million current US$ | 2021 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 58 | New Zealand | 186.27 million current US$ | 2021 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Georgia | 184.49 million current US$ | 2021 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Morocco | 173.47 million current US$ | 2021 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Finland | 148.63 million current US$ | 2021 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Liberia | 147.81 million current US$ | 2021 | up 1,184.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia | 144.12 million current US$ | 2021 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Ireland | 140.96 million current US$ | 2021 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Vietnam | 140.74 million current US$ | 2021 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 138.93 million current US$ | 2021 | up 208.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Niger | 95.96 million current US$ | 2021 | up 216.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Honduras | 84.47 million current US$ | 2021 | up 119.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Greece | 77.34 million current US$ | 2021 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Pakistan | 76.40 million current US$ | 2021 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 71 | North Korea | 62.05 million current US$ | 2021 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Romania | 44.97 million current US$ | 2021 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Fiji | 37.50 million current US$ | 2021 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Botswana | 31.59 million current US$ | 2021 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Nigeria | 28.94 million current US$ | 2021 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Kosovo | 28.35 million current US$ | 2021 | up 120.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 28.35 million current US$ | 2021 | up 120.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Mozambique | 17.18 million current US$ | 2021 | up 882.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Central African Republic | 14.98 million current US$ | 2021 | up 1,701.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Albania | 11.41 million current US$ | 2021 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Slovakia | 10.61 million current US$ | 2021 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.31 million current US$ | 2021 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 83 | South Sudan | 7.23 million current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 84 | South Korea | 6.81 million current US$ | 2021 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 6.67 million current US$ | 2021 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Uruguay | 5.61 million current US$ | 2021 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Kenya | 4.84 million current US$ | 2021 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Algeria | 4.76 million current US$ | 2021 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Gabon | 3.53 million current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Cyprus | 2.62 million current US$ | 2021 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 91 | United Kingdom | 1.40 million current US$ | 2021 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Montenegro | 651,532 current US$ | 2021 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Bhutan | 156,064 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Malawi | 58,386 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Afghanistan | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Angola | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Austria | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Burundi | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Belgium | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Benin | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Belize | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Switzerland | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Cameroon | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Congo | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Czechia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Germany | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Denmark | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Ecuador | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Egypt | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | France | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Guinea | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Greenland | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Hong Kong | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Croatia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Haiti | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Hungary | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Iraq | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Israel | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Italy | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Jamaica | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 95 | Jordan | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Cambodia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Luxembourg | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Madagascar | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | North Macedonia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Malaysia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Netherlands | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Norway | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Nepal | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Oman | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Rwanda | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Solomon Islands | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | El Salvador | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Suriname | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Slovenia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Eswatini | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Syria | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Chad | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Thailand | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Tunisia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Uganda | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Venezuela | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.