Natural resource rents in El Salvador
El Salvador: Natural resource rents was 0.5353 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.5353
Change on year
down 30.0%
World rank
132nd
of 211 countries
All-time high
2.42
in 1982
All-time low
0.2993
in 1985
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Natural resource rents in El Salvador, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, natural resource rents in El Salvador stood at 0.5353.
The figure is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in El Salvador peaked at 2.42 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2993, in 1985.
El Salvador ranks 132nd 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6654 | — |
| 1971 | 0.5602 | -15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5975 | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9059 | +51.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8598 | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 1.06 | +23.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7194 | -32.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9799 | +36.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9464 | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.01 | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 1.23 | +21.4% |
| 1981 | 1.17 | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 2.42 | +107.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8379 | -65.3% |
| 1984 | 0.479 | -42.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2993 | -37.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3088 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3041 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.315 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3332 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8354 | +150.7% |
| 1991 | 1.1 | +31.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7812 | -29.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5599 | -28.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5674 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7792 | +37.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5096 | -34.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8206 | +61.0% |
| 1998 | 0.654 | -20.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5553 | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4971 | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4858 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4707 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4646 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4524 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5466 | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 1.11 | +103.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.17 | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7154 | -38.8% |
| 2010 | 1.03 | +43.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8324 | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 0.771 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9389 | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8507 | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 1.02 | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8882 | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6636 | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5623 | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7642 | +35.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5353 | -30.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.5353 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 29% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.5353 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6644, 81% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8313 | 0.5602 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7693 | 0.2993 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7164 | 0.5096 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6937 | 0.4524 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8613 | 0.5623 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6497 | 0.5353 | 0.7642 | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in El Salvador?
- Natural resource rents in El Salvador was 0.5353 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 in 1982.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2993 in 1985.
- How does El Salvador rank for natural resource rents?
- El Salvador ranks 132nd out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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