Japan vs South Korea: Total natural resource rents
Japan
0.0%
in 2021
South Korea
0.0%
in 2021
Japan rank
165th
South Korea rank
164th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 165th and South Korea ranks 164th of 211 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.0%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Japan ranks 165th and South Korea ranks 164th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) β 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.