Burkina Faso vs Chad: Total natural resource rents
Burkina Faso
20.1%
in 2021
Chad
21.3%
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Chad rank
23rd
Total natural resource rents over time
- Burkina Faso
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 21.3% against 20.1% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Chad ranks 23rd of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Chad in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 5.7% | 2.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 8.9% | 1.1% | Chad |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 10.3% | 0.9% | Chad |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 23.4% | 16.7% | Chad |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 19.5% | 8.3% | Chad |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 17.6% | 3.0% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Burkina Faso or Chad?
- Chad, at 21.3% against 20.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Burkina Faso and Chad?
- 1.2%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Chad?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Chad rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Chad ranks 23rd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total natural resource rents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.