Total natural resource rents in Estonia
Estonia: Total natural resource rents was 1.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total natural resource rents in Estonia, 1995–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, total natural resource rents in Estonia stood at 1.7%.
That represents a change of up 20.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Estonia peaked at 3.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2016.
That places Estonia 105th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Total natural resource rents in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.6% | — |
| 1996 | 3.0% | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -12.6% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -30.6% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +35.9% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +49.9% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -20.1% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -25.8% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +39.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +20.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 1.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 14.4× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 1.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 4.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Estonia?
- Total natural resource rents in Estonia was 1.7% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total natural resource rents recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2016.
- How does Estonia rank for total natural resource rents?
- Estonia ranks 105th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.