Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in European Union
European Union: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in European Union, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in European Union is 0.1%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 119.9% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in European Union peaked at 0.3% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.
European Union ranks 46th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1% | — |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +15.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +89.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +25.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -13.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -19.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +22.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -46.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -29.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +41.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -34.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -21.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +19.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -64.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +41.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +154.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -17.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +37.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +41.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -41.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +43.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +32.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -25.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -37.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -31.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +37.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +33.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -28.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +119.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 43 Togo 6.7% compare
- 44 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.7% compare
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 6.4% compare
- 46 Australia 6.2% compare
- 47 Turkmenistan 6.2% compare
- 48 Malaysia 6.0% compare
- 49 Ethiopia 5.8% compare
More economy & growth data for European Union
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 45,294 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4961 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,955 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 26,328 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 23,360 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in European Union?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in European Union was 0.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1976.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
- How does European Union rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- European Union ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union 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.