Natural resource rents in Colombia
Colombia: Natural resource rents was 5.32 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
5.32
Change on year
up 108.7%
World rank
73rd
of 211 countries
All-time high
9.86
in 2011
All-time low
0.9711
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Natural resource rents in Colombia, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 5.32 for natural resource rents in 2021.
That represents a change of up 108.7% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Colombia peaked at 9.86 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9711, in 1970.
Colombia ranks 73rd of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Natural resource rents in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9711 | — |
| 1971 | 1.23 | +27.1% |
| 1972 | 1.29 | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 1.76 | +36.4% |
| 1974 | 4.76 | +169.6% |
| 1975 | 4.64 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 3.98 | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 2.77 | -30.5% |
| 1978 | 2.45 | -11.4% |
| 1979 | 4.32 | +76.1% |
| 1980 | 4.87 | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 3.96 | -18.7% |
| 1982 | 2.8 | -29.2% |
| 1983 | 3.43 | +22.2% |
| 1984 | 3.59 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 3.96 | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 3.11 | -21.6% |
| 1987 | 5.14 | +65.5% |
| 1988 | 4.02 | -21.8% |
| 1989 | 5.89 | +46.5% |
| 1990 | 6.9 | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 4.2 | -39.2% |
| 1992 | 3.65 | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 2.98 | -18.4% |
| 1994 | 2.42 | -18.9% |
| 1995 | 3.13 | +29.4% |
| 1996 | 3.72 | +19.0% |
| 1997 | 3.07 | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 2.05 | -33.0% |
| 1999 | 4.32 | +110.4% |
| 2000 | 5.79 | +34.0% |
| 2001 | 3.9 | -32.7% |
| 2002 | 3.95 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 4.56 | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 5.93 | +29.9% |
| 2005 | 6.26 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 7.29 | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 6.7 | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 8.79 | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 4.86 | -44.7% |
| 2010 | 6.7 | +38.0% |
| 2011 | 9.86 | +47.1% |
| 2012 | 8.3 | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 7.38 | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 6.53 | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 3.71 | -43.3% |
| 2016 | 3.1 | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 3.73 | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 4.94 | +32.5% |
| 2019 | 4.3 | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 2.55 | -40.7% |
| 2021 | 5.32 | +108.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 5.32 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 2.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 5.32 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6644, 8.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.82 | 0.9711 | 4.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.08 | 2.8 | 5.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.64 | 2.05 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8 | 3.9 | 8.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.86 | 3.1 | 9.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 | 2.55 | 5.32 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in Colombia?
- Natural resource rents in Colombia was 5.32 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.86 in 2011.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9711 in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for natural resource rents?
- Colombia ranks 73rd out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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