Natural resource rents in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Natural resource rents was 20.14 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Natural resource rents in Burkina Faso, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, natural resource rents in Burkina Faso stood at 20.14. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 119.4% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Burkina Faso peaked at 20.14 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.63, in 1999.
That places Burkina Faso 25th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Natural resource rents in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.82 | — |
| 1971 | 5.72 | -16.2% |
| 1972 | 5.48 | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 8 | +46.0% |
| 1974 | 7.99 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 8.75 | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 7.53 | -13.9% |
| 1977 | 11.86 | +57.4% |
| 1978 | 9.36 | -21.1% |
| 1979 | 7.4 | -20.9% |
| 1980 | 8.33 | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 8.02 | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 11.28 | +40.6% |
| 1983 | 8.21 | -27.2% |
| 1984 | 8.61 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 6.14 | -28.7% |
| 1986 | 7.66 | +24.8% |
| 1987 | 6.55 | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 6.51 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 6.7 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 6.82 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 7.26 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 6.39 | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 5.6 | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 11.6 | +107.1% |
| 1995 | 13.84 | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 12.83 | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 12.76 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 11.68 | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 4.63 | -60.4% |
| 2000 | 5.33 | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 4.77 | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 5.73 | +20.1% |
| 2003 | 6.32 | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 5.44 | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 6.37 | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 6.43 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 7.81 | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 8.6 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 9.58 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 11.09 | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 13.64 | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 12.4 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 10.75 | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 10.31 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 11.63 | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 12.62 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 12.31 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 8.88 | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 8.33 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 9.18 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 20.14 | +119.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 20.14 is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.34, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 20.14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.67, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural resource rents in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +119.4% | 9.18 | 20.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.89 | 5.48 | 11.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.8 | 6.14 | 11.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.34 | 4.63 | 13.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.64 | 4.77 | 9.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.19 | 8.33 | 13.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.66 | 9.18 | 20.14 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in Burkina Faso?
- Natural resource rents in Burkina Faso was 20.14 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 20.14 in 2021.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.63 in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for natural resource rents?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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