Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 6.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa is 6.2%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 69.0% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 11.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2020.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.4% | — |
| 1981 | 6.1% | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 6.4% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | -18.9% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | +35.2% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | -19.5% |
| 1987 | 4.8% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 4.8% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 5.6% | +16.6% |
| 1990 | 6.1% | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 4.9% | -20.9% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | +20.9% |
| 1995 | 6.3% | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +38.0% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +31.8% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -42.1% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -34.0% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +19.1% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +69.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 5.6% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.1% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.7% | 6.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 398.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 386.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 384.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa was 6.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.