World - Natural resources contribution to GDP

Coal rents (% of GDP)

Coal rents (% of GDP) in World was 0.180 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.819 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.045 in 1994.

Definition: Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production.

Source: Estimates based on sources and methods described in "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (World Bank, 2011).

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Year	Value
1970	0.070
1971	0.078
1972	0.074
1973	0.074
1974	0.156
1975	0.419
1976	0.429
1977	0.402
1978	0.295
1979	0.268
1980	0.342
1981	0.552
1982	0.618
1983	0.352
1984	0.276
1985	0.297
1986	0.160
1987	0.068
1988	0.093
1989	0.127
1990	0.163
1991	0.142
1992	0.102
1993	0.055
1994	0.045
1995	0.097
1996	0.090
1997	0.084
1998	0.079
1999	0.057
2000	0.073
2001	0.149
2002	0.089
2003	0.083
2004	0.304
2005	0.252
2006	0.267
2007	0.297
2008	0.819
2009	0.353
2010	0.554
2011	0.732
2012	0.427
2013	0.295
2014	0.236
2015	0.158
2016	0.163
2017	0.215
2018	0.241
2019	0.180

Forest rents (% of GDP)

Forest rents (% of GDP) in World was 0.139 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.380 in 1977, while its lowest value was 0.131 in 2005.

Definition: Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of average prices and a region-specific rental rate.

Source: Estimates based on sources and methods described in "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (World Bank, 2011).

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Year	Value
1970	0.260
1971	0.253
1972	0.259
1973	0.370
1974	0.324
1975	0.351
1976	0.327
1977	0.380
1978	0.352
1979	0.369
1980	0.365
1981	0.289
1982	0.373
1983	0.293
1984	0.230
1985	0.205
1986	0.228
1987	0.224
1988	0.207
1989	0.215
1990	0.215
1991	0.192
1992	0.215
1993	0.216
1994	0.200
1995	0.223
1996	0.213
1997	0.197
1998	0.176
1999	0.146
2000	0.143
2001	0.136
2002	0.145
2003	0.167
2004	0.134
2005	0.131
2006	0.141
2007	0.167
2008	0.177
2009	0.170
2010	0.177
2011	0.173
2012	0.174
2013	0.174
2014	0.192
2015	0.184
2016	0.194
2017	0.200
2018	0.164
2019	0.139

Mineral rents (% of GDP)

Mineral rents (% of GDP) in World was 0.182 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.731 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.061 in 2003.

Definition: Mineral rents are the difference between the value of production for a stock of minerals at world prices and their total costs of production. Minerals included in the calculation are tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate.

Source: Estimates based on sources and methods described in "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (World Bank, 2011).

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Year	Value
1970	0.285
1971	0.197
1972	0.179
1973	0.299
1974	0.417
1975	0.235
1976	0.231
1977	0.229
1978	0.135
1979	0.211
1980	0.298
1981	0.204
1982	0.169
1983	0.181
1984	0.129
1985	0.141
1986	0.099
1987	0.114
1988	0.248
1989	0.203
1990	0.143
1991	0.107
1992	0.122
1993	0.088
1994	0.099
1995	0.101
1996	0.087
1997	0.079
1998	0.078
1999	0.070
2000	0.074
2001	0.062
2002	0.063
2003	0.061
2004	0.106
2005	0.198
2006	0.352
2007	0.530
2008	0.560
2009	0.315
2010	0.610
2011	0.731
2012	0.444
2013	0.399
2014	0.275
2015	0.175
2016	0.197
2017	0.249
2018	0.231
2019	0.182

Natural gas rents (% of GDP)

Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in World was 0.222 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.690 in 1979, while its lowest value was 0.007 in 1970.

Definition: Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at world prices and total costs of production.

Source: Estimates based on sources and methods described in "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (World Bank, 2011).

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Year	Value
1970	0.007
1971	0.011
1972	0.023
1973	0.052
1974	0.398
1975	0.347
1976	0.347
1977	0.330
1978	0.287
1979	0.690
1980	0.652
1981	0.398
1982	0.085
1983	0.275
1984	0.300
1985	0.261
1986	0.108
1987	0.153
1988	0.152
1989	0.160
1990	0.188
1991	0.155
1992	0.142
1993	0.183
1994	0.144
1995	0.108
1996	0.172
1997	0.169
1998	0.110
1999	0.131
2000	0.322
2001	0.402
2002	0.267
2003	0.326
2004	0.361
2005	0.389
2006	0.411
2007	0.371
2008	0.496
2009	0.323
2010	0.247
2011	0.355
2012	0.370
2013	0.354
2014	0.295
2015	0.239
2016	0.145
2017	0.186
2018	0.289
2019	0.222

Oil rents (% of GDP)

Oil rents (% of GDP) in World was 1.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 4.47 in 1980, while its lowest value was 0.46 in 1970.

Definition: Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at world prices and total costs of production.

Source: Estimates based on sources and methods described in "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (World Bank, 2011).

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Year	Value
1970	0.46
1971	0.51
1972	0.56
1973	0.72
1974	2.83
1975	2.44
1976	2.69
1977	2.63
1978	2.27
1979	3.92
1980	4.47
1981	3.37
1982	2.20
1983	2.47
1984	2.44
1985	2.21
1986	0.93
1987	1.25
1988	1.00
1989	1.46
1990	1.85
1991	0.95
1992	0.96
1993	0.97
1994	0.84
1995	0.84
1996	1.08
1997	0.94
1998	0.49
1999	0.81
2000	1.50
2001	1.12
2002	1.11
2003	1.23
2004	1.61
2005	2.24
2006	2.45
2007	2.30
2008	2.93
2009	1.62
2010	2.12
2011	2.82
2012	2.70
2013	2.45
2014	2.13
2015	0.96
2016	0.80
2017	1.10
2018	1.52
2019	1.30

Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)

Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in World was 2.02 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 6.13 in 1980, while its lowest value was 0.93 in 1998.

Definition: Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.

Source: Estimates based on sources and methods described in "The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium" (World Bank, 2011).

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Year	Value
1970	1.08
1971	1.05
1972	1.09
1973	1.52
1974	4.13
1975	3.79
1976	4.02
1977	3.98
1978	3.34
1979	5.46
1980	6.13
1981	4.81
1982	3.44
1983	3.57
1984	3.37
1985	3.11
1986	1.52
1987	1.81
1988	1.70
1989	2.17
1990	2.56
1991	1.54
1992	1.54
1993	1.51
1994	1.33
1995	1.37
1996	1.65
1997	1.46
1998	0.93
1999	1.22
2000	2.11
2001	1.87
2002	1.67
2003	1.86
2004	2.52
2005	3.21
2006	3.62
2007	3.67
2008	4.98
2009	2.78
2010	3.71
2011	4.81
2012	4.11
2013	3.67
2014	3.13
2015	1.71
2016	1.50
2017	1.95
2018	2.44
2019	2.02

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Natural resources contribution to GDP