Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in China
China: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 1.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in China, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in China is 1.0%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 112.9% on the previous year and down 79.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in China peaked at 11.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1970.
China ranks 98th 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 China, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1% | — |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +22.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +121.5% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | +555.7% |
| 1975 | 3.8% | +57.4% |
| 1976 | 4.8% | +28.0% |
| 1977 | 5.1% | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 6.3% | +22.9% |
| 1979 | 10.5% | +68.2% |
| 1980 | 11.9% | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 11.6% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 9.4% | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 7.3% | -22.3% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | -14.9% |
| 1985 | 5.8% | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | -46.8% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +24.8% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 5.4% | +26.9% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | -36.5% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -17.8% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -27.5% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -20.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -43.7% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +43.5% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +74.1% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +119.8% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +45.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -59.7% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +69.7% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -49.6% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -25.5% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -50.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -34.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +112.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | 0.1% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 3.1% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 2 |
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 38,243 current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4036 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5,364 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5668 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in China?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in China was 1.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1970.
- How does China rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- China ranks 98th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.