Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in South Asia
South Asia: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 1.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in South Asia, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 1.4% for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in 2021.
The figure is up 74.5% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in South Asia peaked at 3.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1972.
South Asia ranks 34th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5% | — |
| 1971 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | +25.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | +31.2% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +81.0% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | +90.4% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | -11.5% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | -22.0% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | -20.4% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | +28.4% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -30.8% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | +35.6% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | +16.5% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -15.1% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -16.9% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +15.6% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -16.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +28.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -16.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -50.4% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +40.5% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -34.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +74.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 2 |
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- 36 New Caledonia 8.6% compare
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More economy & growth data for South Asia
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,589 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0821 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 221.99 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,504 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 275.19 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in South Asia?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in South Asia was 1.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1972.
- How does South Asia rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- South Asia ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.