South Africa - Mineral depletion

Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$)

The latest value for Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) in South Africa was 3,676,686,000 as of 2019. Over the past 49 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 6,421,799,000 in 2011 and 85,594,160 in 1971.

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).

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Year Value
1970 106,685,200
1971 85,594,160
1972 85,965,460
1973 163,521,500
1974 463,086,900
1975 180,579,800
1976 183,878,000
1977 212,323,400
1978 169,022,700
1979 1,352,073,000
1980 4,882,375,000
1981 2,884,272,000
1982 1,940,696,000
1983 2,591,355,000
1984 369,508,800
1985 1,376,213,000
1986 1,459,923,000
1987 2,001,041,000
1988 1,887,895,000
1989 1,349,297,000
1990 1,195,692,000
1991 1,533,030,000
1992 1,154,752,000
1993 1,385,883,000
1994 1,756,715,000
1995 585,115,800
1996 1,077,640,000
1997 666,438,700
1998 510,255,800
1999 317,334,700
2000 508,927,300
2001 703,753,900
2002 858,931,700
2003 241,396,000
2004 537,057,700
2005 1,431,147,000
2006 2,223,977,000
2007 3,338,745,000
2008 4,883,497,000
2009 2,574,092,000
2010 5,551,378,000
2011 6,421,799,000
2012 5,046,872,000
2013 5,263,774,000
2014 3,408,866,000
2015 815,188,200
2016 1,556,033,000
2017 1,309,619,000
2018 1,014,466,000
2019 3,676,686,000

Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (% of GNI)

Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (% of GNI) in South Africa was 1.08 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 6.13 in 1980, while its lowest value was 0.14 in 2003.

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 0.60
1971 0.43
1972 0.42
1973 0.58
1974 1.30
1975 0.49
1976 0.52
1977 0.55
1978 0.38
1979 2.44
1980 6.13
1981 3.52
1982 2.58
1983 3.08
1984 0.50
1985 2.44
1986 2.26
1987 2.34
1988 2.05
1989 1.41
1990 1.07
1991 1.27
1992 0.88
1993 1.05
1994 1.28
1995 0.38
1996 0.75
1997 0.45
1998 0.38
1999 0.24
2000 0.38
2001 0.60
2002 0.76
2003 0.14
2004 0.24
2005 0.57
2006 0.83
2007 1.15
2008 1.76
2009 0.89
2010 1.51
2011 1.58
2012 1.31
2013 1.47
2014 1.00
2015 0.26
2016 0.54
2017 0.39
2018 0.28
2019 1.08

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts