natural capital
As of July 10, 2026
Minerals & metals
$24 trillion
1.3% of Earth's market cap · accreted
The asset value of metal and mineral reserves in the ground — iron, copper, lithium, phosphates and the rest.
Value
$24T
current estimate
Share of Earth
1.3%
of total global wealth
Update mode
accrete
how it is marked
In headline
Yes
summed into the total
Minerals & metals over time
Value in US dollars (trillions), 2000-01 → present.
How it's valued
In-ground metal & mineral reserves (World Bank CWON natural capital).
Double-count treatment: Subsoil mineral assets only; mined above-ground gold is the separate monetary-metals line.