Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in New Zealand
New Zealand: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 0.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in New Zealand, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in New Zealand is 0.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.8% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in New Zealand peaked at 1.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places New Zealand 122nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +36.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +128.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +73.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +208.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +52.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +291.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | +63.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -28.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -14.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +30.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +18.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +65.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +47.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -31.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +44.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +35.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -23.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -15.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +38.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +18.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -40.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +33.7% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +86.3% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -18.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -41.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +89.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -37.6% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -20.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -33.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +53.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.0%, 43% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +291.8% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More economy & growth data for New Zealand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.37 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 104.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 677.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in New Zealand?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in New Zealand was 0.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does New Zealand rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- New Zealand ranks 122nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.