Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI) by country
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...
Countries reporting
184
Highest
57.3%
Timor-Leste
Lowest
0.0%
Solomon Islands
Median
1.3%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
9,601
What the numbers show
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 57.3% in Timor-Leste; the lowest is 0.0% in Solomon Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.3%, and the mean is 4.6%.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 132 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 13,909.6%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 100.0%).
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timor-Leste | 57.3% | 2021 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 2 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 33.1% | 2021 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 3 | Guyana | 29.5% | 2021 | up 119.1% | falling |
| 4 | Congo | 25.0% | 2021 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Oman | 24.0% | 2021 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 6 | Angola | 23.3% | 2021 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 7 | Liberia | 22.0% | 2021 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 8 | Equatorial Guinea | 21.3% | 2021 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Zambia | 21.0% | 2021 | up 174.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 20.6% | 2021 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 11 | Eritrea | 19.0% | 2011 | up 346.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 16.2% | 2021 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 13 | Brunei Darussalam | 16.1% | 2021 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 14 | Mali | 15.5% | 2021 | up 103.8% | rising |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 15.2% | 2021 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 16 | Mongolia | 14.9% | 2021 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Gabon | 14.4% | 2021 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 14.0% | 2021 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 19 | Burundi | 13.9% | 2021 | down 44.5% | rising |
| 20 | Libya | 13.6% | 2021 | up 256.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Chad | 13.5% | 2021 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 22 | Algeria | 12.8% | 2021 | down 29.8% | rising |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 12.6% | 2021 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Iraq | 11.5% | 2021 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Somalia | 11.3% | 2021 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 26 | Bahrain | 11.2% | 2020 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 27 | Ghana | 10.8% | 2021 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.4% | 2021 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 29 | Suriname | 9.6% | 2021 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Russian Federation | 9.5% | 2021 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 31 | Chile | 9.4% | 2021 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.2% | 2021 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Qatar | 8.8% | 2021 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Kuwait | 8.7% | 2019 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Uganda | 8.6% | 2021 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 36 | New Caledonia | 8.6% | 2000 | up 376.9% | volatile |
| 37 | South Sudan | 8.5% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 8.1% | 2021 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 39 | Norway | 7.7% | 2021 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Peru | 7.6% | 2021 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Mauritania | 7.3% | 2021 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.9% | 2021 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Togo | 6.7% | 2021 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 44 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6.7% | 2021 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.4% | 2021 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia | 6.2% | 2021 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 47 | Turkmenistan | 6.2% | 2019 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Malaysia | 6.0% | 2021 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 5.8% | 2021 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 50 | Sudan | 5.8% | 2021 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Ecuador | 5.7% | 2021 | down 57.8% | rising |
| 52 | Madagascar | 5.6% | 2021 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 53 | Tajikistan | 5.4% | 2021 | up 500.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Myanmar | 5.4% | 2021 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Guinea | 5.1% | 2021 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 5.1% | 2020 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Zimbabwe | 5.1% | 2021 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Cameroon | 5.0% | 2021 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 59 | South Africa | 4.4% | 2021 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Malawi | 4.3% | 2021 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 61 | Colombia | 4.2% | 2021 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Rwanda | 3.8% | 2021 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 63 | Lesotho | 3.8% | 2021 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 64 | Brazil | 3.7% | 2021 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Egypt | 3.7% | 2021 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Armenia | 3.6% | 2021 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.4% | 2021 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 3.4% | 2020 | down 43.4% | flat |
| 69 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.3% | 2021 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Indonesia | 3.2% | 2021 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Namibia | 3.1% | 2021 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Gambia | 2.9% | 2021 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 73 | Mexico | 2.8% | 2021 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Nigeria | 2.7% | 2021 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Eswatini | 2.6% | 2021 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 76 | Bhutan | 2.6% | 2021 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Ukraine | 2.4% | 2021 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 78 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.4% | 2021 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Senegal | 2.3% | 2021 | up 304.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 2.2% | 2021 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Canada | 2.2% | 2021 | up 196.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Fiji | 2.1% | 2021 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 83 | Argentina | 2.1% | 2021 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.9% | 2021 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 85 | India | 1.6% | 2021 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 86 | Comoros | 1.6% | 2021 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 1.4% | 2021 | up 639.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.4% | 2020 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Tunisia | 1.4% | 2021 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Thailand | 1.4% | 2021 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Paraguay | 1.4% | 2021 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 92 | Panama | 1.3% | 2021 | up 1,070.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Philippines | 1.3% | 2021 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Kenya | 1.2% | 2021 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 95 | Georgia | 1.1% | 2021 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 96 | Pakistan | 1.1% | 2021 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.0% | 2014 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 98 | China | 1.0% | 2021 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Niger | 0.9% | 2021 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Botswana | 0.9% | 2021 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Cape Verde | 0.8% | 2021 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 102 | United States of America | 0.8% | 2021 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Albania | 0.8% | 2021 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Yemen | 0.8% | 2018 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Estonia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 106 | Romania | 0.8% | 2021 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 107 | Mozambique | 0.7% | 2021 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Belarus | 0.7% | 2021 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 109 | Cuba | 0.7% | 2019 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Serbia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 111 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2021 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Sweden | 0.6% | 2021 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 113 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2021 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 114 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.6% | 2018 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Central African Republic | 0.6% | 2021 | up 1,540.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2021 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 0.5% | 2021 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Vanuatu | 0.5% | 2021 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 119 | Viet Nam | 0.5% | 2021 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Nepal | 0.5% | 2021 | up 13,909.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 122 | New Zealand | 0.4% | 2021 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Belize | 0.4% | 2021 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Afghanistan | 0.3% | 2021 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Haiti | 0.3% | 2021 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2021 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Poland | 0.3% | 2021 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2021 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 129 | Jamaica | 0.3% | 2021 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Barbados | 0.3% | 2021 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 131 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2021 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Samoa | 0.3% | 2021 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Djibouti | 0.3% | 2021 | down 68.0% | flat |
| 134 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2021 | up 195.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Israel | 0.2% | 2021 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2021 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2021 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 140 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2020 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2021 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Seychelles | 0.1% | 2021 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 143 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2021 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Italy | 0.1% | 2021 | down 27.4% | flat |
| 145 | Finland | 0.1% | 2021 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Austria | 0.1% | 2021 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% | 2021 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Greece | 0.1% | 2021 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 149 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2021 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2021 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Spain | 0.0% | 2021 | up 182.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Tonga | 0.0% | 2021 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2021 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2021 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 157 | France | 0.0% | 2021 | up 201.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Germany | 0.0% | 2021 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2021 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Kiribati | 0.0% | 2021 | down 54.7% | rising |
| 161 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2021 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2021 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% | 2021 | down 52.9% | rising |
| 164 | Bahamas | 0.0% | 2021 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Japan | 0.0% | 2021 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 168 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2021 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2021 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2021 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2021 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2021 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 175 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2021 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Switzerland | 0.0% | 2021 | up 254.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Mauritius | 0.0% | 2021 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 178 | French Polynesia | 0.0% | 2000 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 179 | North Macedonia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Singapore | 0.0% | 2021 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2021 | down 75.1% | falling |
| 182 | Benin | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Lebanon | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 10.7%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 8.3%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 7.4%
- Pre-demographic dividend 7.3%
- Caribbean Small States 6.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 6.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 6.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.2%
- Least developed countries 6.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 5.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 5.3%
- IDA only 5.0%
- Africa Western and Central 4.9%
- Arab World 4.6%
- IDA total 4.4%
- Small states 4.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 3.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.7%
- IDA blend 3.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean 3.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 3.4%
- Other small states 3.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 2.9%
- Lower middle income 2.6%
- IDA & IBRD total 2.6%
- IBRD only 2.4%
- Low & middle income 2.2%
- Late-demographic dividend 2.2%
- Middle income 2.1%
- Upper middle income 2.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 1.5%
- World 1.5%
- South Asia 1.4%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 1.4%
- Europe & Central Asia 1.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.3%
- East Asia & Pacific 1.2%
- High income 1.1%
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.