Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 1.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in East Asia & Pacific, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 1.2% for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 108.4% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 2.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1970.
That places East Asia & Pacific 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3% | — |
| 1971 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | +20.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | +58.0% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | +111.1% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | -19.7% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | +90.7% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 2.3% | -19.1% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | -52.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -17.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +30.0% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +18.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -35.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -16.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -27.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +62.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +58.8% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +27.8% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +41.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -52.5% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +57.5% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +29.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -41.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -41.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +108.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 36 New Caledonia 8.6% compare
- 37 South Sudan 8.5% compare
- 38 Sierra Leone 8.1% compare
- 39 Norway 7.7% compare
- 40 Peru 7.6% compare
- 41 Mauritania 7.3% compare
- 42 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.9% compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,646 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,005 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 769.41 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP 33.66 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in East Asia & Pacific?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in East Asia & Pacific was 1.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.