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Table 4: Components of natural capital, 2000

$ per capita

Incomegroup	Subsoil assets	Timber resources	NTFR	Protected Areas	Cropland	Pastureland	Total natural capital
Low-income countries	325	109	48	111	1,143	189	1,925
Middle-income countries	1,089	169	120	129	1,583	407	3,496
High-income countries (OECD)	3,825	747	183	1,215	2,008	1,552	9,531
World	1,302	252	104	322	1,496	536	4,011

Note: NTFR stands for non-timber forest resources. Oil states excluded.

Source: World Bank (2006, Table 1.2)

Table 5: Intangible capital and wealth composition in highly resource-rich countries

		Percentage share of total wealth
Country	Intangible capital per capita ($)	Natural capital	Produced capital	Intangible capital
Russian Federation	6,029	44	40	16
Guyana	2,176	65	21	14
Moldova	1,173	37	49	13
Venezuela, R. B. de	4,360	60	30	10
Gabon	-3,215	66	41	-7
Syrian Arab Rep.	-1,598	84	32	-15
Algeria	-3,418	71	47	-18
Nigeria	-1,959	147	24	-71
Congo, Rep. of	-12,158	265	180	-346

Source: World Bank (2006, page 29)

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