Afghanistan's adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) was US$2.71 million in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 89.51% from US$25.88 million in 2011 (20.19% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.71 million | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$13.9 million | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$25.88 million | 2011 |
| Highest | US$42.78 million | 1979 |
| Lowest | US$931,072 | 2003 |
| Average since 2012 | US$18.14 million | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$4.01 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Afghanistan's adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) rose 133.8% on 2020 (from US$1.16 million to US$2.71 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +9.1% and a typical year strayed about 60.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 147.8% in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 94% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$2.35 million a year. A straight line explains 42% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Afghanistan had the 120th highest value of the 205 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Afghanistan in the 2021 ranking
- Slovak Republic — 116th of 205: US$3.68 million
- Spain — 117th of 205: US$3.54 million
- Switzerland — 118th of 205: US$3.15 million
- Montenegro — 120th of 205: US$2.48 million
- Nicaragua — 121st of 205: US$2.43 million
- Mauritania — 122nd of 205: US$2.01 million
What this measures
Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 52 values
| Year | Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,714,217 |
| 2020 | 1,161,018 |
| 2019 | 19,354,354 |
| 2018 | 30,416,288 |
| 2017 | 23,176,503 |
| 2016 | 13,897,596 |
| 2015 | 11,297,542 |
| 2014 | 19,862,746 |
| 2013 | 25,157,010 |
| 2012 | 34,321,648 |
| 2011 |
Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) in nearby economies
- Algeria — US$20.39 billion (2021)
- Bahrain — US$6.23 billion (2021)
- Djibouti — US$0 (2021)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$13.99 billion (2021)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$18.09 billion (2021)
- Iraq — US$23.75 billion (2021)
- Israel — US$1.2 billion (2021)
- Jordan — US$15.91 million (2021)
- Kuwait — US$12.43 billion (2021)
- Lebanon
More economic policy & debt data for Afghanistan
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$3.02 billion (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$132.59 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany (current US$) — US$275.22 million (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$2.57 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$3.06 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$3.06 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$3.06 billion (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Afghanistan's adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$)?
- US$2.71 million in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is down 32.23% from US$4.01 million in 1970 (0.76% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$42.78 million in 1979 and the lowest US$931,072 in 2003.
- How does Afghanistan rank?
- 120th highest of 205 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) unusual for Afghanistan?
- In 2021, Afghanistan's adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) rose 133.8% on 2020 (from US$1.16 million to US$2.71 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +9.1% and a typical year strayed about 60.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.DNGY.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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