Natural resource rents, per capita in New Zealand

New Zealand: Natural resource rents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0 units per person
Change on year
up 17.1%
World rank
87th
of 211 countries
All-time high
0 units per person
in 1976
All-time low
0 units per person
in 2016
Years of data
51
1971–2021

Natural resource rents, per capita in New Zealand, 1971–2021

0000197119962021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2021, natural resource rents, per capita in New Zealand stood at 0 units per person.

The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0 units per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2016.

New Zealand ranks 87th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Natural resource rents, per capita in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents, per capita in New Zealand, 1971 to 2021.
Year units per person Change
1971 0 units per person —
1972 0 units per person -20.5%
1973 0 units per person +80.2%
1974 0 units per person -14.6%
1975 0 units per person +31.2%
1976 0 units per person +50.0%
1977 0 units per person -21.0%
1978 0 units per person +3.7%
1979 0 units per person +12.9%
1980 0 units per person +5.2%
1981 0 units per person -6.1%
1982 0 units per person +5.0%
1983 0 units per person -20.0%
1984 0 units per person -2.1%
1985 0 units per person +31.3%
1986 0 units per person -27.9%
1987 0 units per person -33.6%
1988 0 units per person -8.6%
1989 0 units per person +35.5%
1990 0 units per person +29.6%
1991 0 units per person -14.2%
1992 0 units per person -1.3%
1993 0 units per person +5.4%
1994 0 units per person -21.6%
1995 0 units per person -7.1%
1996 0 units per person +2.0%
1997 0 units per person +3.6%
1998 0 units per person -18.6%
1999 0 units per person +8.1%
2000 0 units per person +52.3%
2001 0 units per person -11.6%
2002 0 units per person -18.3%
2003 0 units per person -29.3%
2004 0 units per person -13.8%
2005 0 units per person +11.1%
2006 0 units per person +3.3%
2007 0 units per person +5.3%
2008 0 units per person +70.6%
2009 0 units per person -26.8%
2010 0 units per person +20.1%
2011 0 units per person +2.6%
2012 0 units per person -23.7%
2013 0 units per person -10.4%
2014 0 units per person -7.6%
2015 0 units per person -11.9%
2016 0 units per person -20.2%
2017 0 units per person +49.0%
2018 0 units per person -2.1%
2019 0 units per person -6.7%
2020 0 units per person -17.1%
2021 0 units per person +17.1%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 12.3× the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 7.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 9
1980s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 10
1990s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 10
2000s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 10
2010s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 10
2020s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 2

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 84 Guinea 0 units per person compare
  2. 85 Syria 0 units per person compare
  3. 86 Rwanda 0 units per person compare
  4. 88 Sudan 0 units per person compare
  5. 89 Niger 0 units per person compare
  6. 90 Senegal 0 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents, per capita in New Zealand?
Natural resource rents, per capita in New Zealand was 0 units per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest natural resource rents, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1976.
What is the lowest natural resource rents, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2016.
How does New Zealand rank for natural resource rents, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 87th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Natural resource rents, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Natural resource rents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Natural resource rents ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Natural resource rents, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Natural resource rents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.