North America - Mineral depletion

Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (% of GNI)

Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (% of GNI) in North America was 0.009 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.281 in 1974, while its lowest value was 0.009 in 2019.

Definition: Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime. It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in "The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future" (Lange et al 2018).

See also:

Year Value
1970 0.171
1971 0.110
1972 0.103
1973 0.208
1974 0.281
1975 0.154
1976 0.115
1977 0.120
1978 0.059
1979 0.105
1980 0.130
1981 0.083
1982 0.049
1983 0.054
1984 0.042
1985 0.038
1986 0.027
1987 0.044
1988 0.138
1989 0.085
1990 0.066
1991 0.049
1992 0.049
1993 0.038
1994 0.050
1995 0.061
1996 0.045
1997 0.036
1998 0.023
1999 0.020
2000 0.016
2001 0.011
2002 0.010
2003 0.016
2004 0.028
2005 0.031
2006 0.077
2007 0.091
2008 0.091
2009 0.053
2010 0.075
2011 0.104
2012 0.087
2013 0.058
2014 0.044
2015 0.031
2016 0.032
2017 0.036
2018 0.028
2019 0.009

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts