Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Brazil

Brazil: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 3.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
3.7%
Change on year
up 185.1%
World rank
64th
of 184 countries
All-time high
3.7%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Brazil, 1970–2021

01234197019952021

Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

In 2021, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Brazil stood at 3.7%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 185.1% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Brazil peaked at 3.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1971.

Brazil ranks 64th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI) in Brazil, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1970 0.2%
1971 0.2% -5.9%
1972 0.2% +8.5%
1973 0.2% +3.0%
1974 0.6% +154.1%
1975 0.5% -9.8%
1976 0.6% +3.6%
1977 0.4% -30.3%
1978 0.3% -13.3%
1979 0.6% +74.4%
1980 0.8% +33.8%
1981 0.7% -11.6%
1982 0.6% -18.8%
1983 1.2% +109.2%
1984 1.5% +26.3%
1985 1.9% +25.1%
1986 0.9% -54.8%
1987 1.1% +25.7%
1988 0.8% -25.3%
1989 0.9% +7.2%
1990 1.0% +20.9%
1991 0.7% -31.4%
1992 0.8% +7.0%
1993 0.6% -20.2%
1994 0.4% -26.9%
1995 0.3% -26.3%
1996 0.4% +20.1%
1997 0.4% -8.2%
1998 0.3% -4.1%
1999 0.7% +112.9%
2000 1.2% +65.0%
2001 1.2% -1.1%
2002 1.5% +25.7%
2003 1.4% -10.1%
2004 1.4% +3.3%
2005 2.0% +42.9%
2006 2.2% +10.1%
2007 2.3% +1.9%
2008 2.7% +20.5%
2009 1.2% -56.1%
2010 1.7% +40.1%
2011 2.2% +29.6%
2012 2.0% -9.8%
2013 1.8% -8.8%
2014 1.7% -2.1%
2015 1.1% -36.4%
2016 1.0% -7.5%
2017 1.2% +21.4%
2018 1.9% +52.0%
2019 1.8% -7.3%
2020 1.3% -25.3%
2021 3.7% +185.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4% 0.2% 0.6% 10
1980s 1.0% 0.6% 1.9% 10
1990s 0.6% 0.3% 1.0% 10
2000s 1.7% 1.2% 2.7% 10
2010s 1.6% 1.0% 2.2% 10
2020s 2.5% 1.3% 3.7% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 61 Colombia 4.2% compare
  2. 62 Rwanda 3.8% compare
  3. 63 Lesotho 3.8% compare
  4. 65 Egypt 3.7% compare
  5. 66 Armenia 3.6% compare
  6. 67 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Brazil?
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Brazil was 3.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2021.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1971.
How does Brazil rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
Brazil ranks 64th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil 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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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
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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.