Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 4.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Africa Western and Central, 1980–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 4.9% for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in 2021.
That represents a change of up 65.5% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Africa Western and Central peaked at 12.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2020.
That places Africa Western and Central 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.7% | — |
| 1981 | 6.0% | -22.5% |
| 1982 | 5.2% | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 6.2% | +20.8% |
| 1984 | 6.8% | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | -40.7% |
| 1987 | 4.9% | +19.7% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 6.9% | +51.0% |
| 1990 | 8.5% | +23.8% |
| 1991 | 6.0% | -29.7% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 8.7% | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | -24.9% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +75.3% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -33.1% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +71.0% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -37.5% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +32.5% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -25.2% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -40.4% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +41.5% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +65.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 4.1% | 7.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 5.9% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 6.2% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 3.2% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 4.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 11 Eritrea 19.0% compare
- 12 Azerbaijan 16.2% compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 16.1% compare
- 14 Mali 15.5% compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 15.2% compare
- 16 Mongolia 14.9% compare
- 17 Gabon 14.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Africa Western and Central
- GDP growth 4.6% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2303 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 2.8% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 807.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 942.07 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 852.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 991.22 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,600 current US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita growth 2.2% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,860 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Africa Western and Central?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Africa Western and Central was 4.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2020.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.