The Simon Abundance Index measures the relationship between population growth and the abundance of 50 basic commodities, including food, energy, materials, minerals, and metals. Main findings: Global resource abundance increased by 5.9 percent in 2020, according to the 4th annual Simon Abundance Index.
Moreover, how to measure resource Abundance?
resource abundance tends to be measured by estimated natural resource capital per capita, while natural resource dependence tends to be measured by the ratio of natural resource exports to gross domestic product (GDP).