Nigeria vs Togo: Total natural resource rents
Nigeria
8.6%
in 2021
Togo
7.9%
in 2021
Nigeria rank
55th
Togo rank
57th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Nigeria
- Togo
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 8.6% against 7.9% in Togo, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Togo ahead.
Nigeria ranks 55th and Togo ranks 57th of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Togo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.5% | 11.3% | 5.2% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 8.9% | 2.2% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 8.9% | 11.9% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 9.2% | 7.7% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 11.8% | 1.6% | Togo |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Nigeria or Togo?
- Nigeria, at 8.6% against 7.9% in Togo as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Nigeria and Togo?
- 0.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Togo?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Nigeria and Togo rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Nigeria ranks 55th and Togo ranks 57th 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.