This graph shows that, on average, Canada’s energy and mineral wealth (i.e., the value of energy and mineral resource assets grew 8.0% and 13.7% per year, respectively from 2000 to 2011. In comparison, over the same period, the value of Canada’s produced assets and land grew at an average annual rate of 5.2% and 8.8%, respectively.

* Represents the value of produced wealth across Canada, including structures, machinery & equipment, consumer durables and inventories.
** Includes economically recoverable reserves of crude oil, natural gas, crude bitumen and coal (i.e. the portion of Canada's total stock that is known to exist with a high degree of certainty and that can be profitably extracted today).
*** Includes economically recoverable reserves of gold, iron, copper, nickel, lead, zinc, molybdenum, uranium, diamonds and potash.