Natural resource rents in Benin
Benin: Natural resource rents was 2.3 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
2.3
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
94th
of 211 countries
All-time high
11.98
in 1977
All-time low
2.3
in 2021
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Natural resource rents in Benin, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.3 for natural resource rents in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Benin peaked at 11.98 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 2.3, in 2021.
Benin ranks 94th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Natural resource rents in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.71 | — |
| 1971 | 5.79 | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 5.34 | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 7.27 | +36.0% |
| 1974 | 7.3 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 8.25 | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 7.17 | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 11.98 | +67.0% |
| 1978 | 9.88 | -17.5% |
| 1979 | 7.17 | -27.4% |
| 1980 | 7.31 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 8.44 | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 10.48 | +24.1% |
| 1983 | 9.23 | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 9.87 | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 8.36 | -15.3% |
| 1986 | 7.58 | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 7.15 | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 7.04 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 8.28 | +17.6% |
| 1990 | 7.96 | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 7.16 | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 8.99 | +25.5% |
| 1993 | 5.75 | -36.0% |
| 1994 | 9.17 | +59.3% |
| 1995 | 9.2 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 8.3 | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 8.01 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 7.53 | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 3.15 | -58.2% |
| 2000 | 3.26 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 3.08 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 3.3 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 4.14 | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 3.13 | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 3.07 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 3.05 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.63 | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 3.65 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.7 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.42 | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 3.48 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.92 | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 3.56 | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 3.7 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 4.3 | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 4.45 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 4.1 | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 2.61 | -36.4% |
| 2019 | 2.47 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 2.43 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.3 | -5.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2.3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2.3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.67, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.68 | 5.34 | 11.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.37 | 7.04 | 10.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.52 | 3.15 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4 | 3.05 | 4.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6 | 2.47 | 4.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.37 | 2.3 | 2.43 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in Benin?
- Natural resource rents in Benin was 2.3 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 11.98 in 1977.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for natural resource rents?
- Benin ranks 94th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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