Kenya vs Latvia: Total natural resource rents
Kenya
1.2%
in 2021
Latvia
1.2%
in 2021
Kenya rank
114th
Latvia rank
117th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Kenya
- Latvia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 114th and Latvia ranks 117th of 211 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 2.4% | 2.7% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 1.5% | 2.2% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Kenya or Latvia?
- Kenya, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Latvia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Kenya and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latvia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Kenya and Latvia rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Kenya ranks 114th and Latvia ranks 117th 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.