Ireland vs Italy: Total natural resource rents
Ireland
0.1%
in 2021
Italy
0.1%
in 2021
Ireland rank
159th
Italy rank
158th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Ireland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 159th and Italy ranks 158th of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Ireland or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Ireland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Ireland and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Ireland ranks 159th and Italy ranks 158th 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.