Natural resource rents in Gabon
Gabon: Natural resource rents was 18.49 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Natural resource rents in Gabon, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 18.49 for natural resource rents in 2021.
The figure is up 37.0% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Gabon peaked at 56.68 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 9.29, in 1982.
That places Gabon 27th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.98 | — |
| 1971 | 9.7 | -19.1% |
| 1972 | 14.23 | +46.7% |
| 1973 | 13.2 | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 43.86 | +232.4% |
| 1975 | 32.26 | -26.4% |
| 1976 | 22.96 | -28.8% |
| 1977 | 29.26 | +27.5% |
| 1978 | 30.34 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 56.68 | +86.8% |
| 1980 | 34.83 | -38.6% |
| 1981 | 19.66 | -43.5% |
| 1982 | 9.29 | -52.8% |
| 1983 | 18.68 | +101.1% |
| 1984 | 21.93 | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 25.42 | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 9.85 | -61.3% |
| 1987 | 18.3 | +85.8% |
| 1988 | 13.74 | -25.0% |
| 1989 | 26.66 | +94.1% |
| 1990 | 33.03 | +23.9% |
| 1991 | 21.98 | -33.5% |
| 1992 | 25.26 | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 32.2 | +27.4% |
| 1994 | 30.59 | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 31.98 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 32.92 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 33.79 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 20.2 | -40.2% |
| 1999 | 26.05 | +29.0% |
| 2000 | 47.77 | +83.4% |
| 2001 | 32.52 | -31.9% |
| 2002 | 31.73 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 26.06 | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 27.46 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 37.77 | +37.6% |
| 2006 | 37.66 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 37.53 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 41.07 | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 27.74 | -32.5% |
| 2010 | 35.65 | +28.5% |
| 2011 | 39.15 | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 40.63 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 32.81 | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 24.75 | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 12.55 | -49.3% |
| 2016 | 11.66 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 17.7 | +51.8% |
| 2018 | 21.16 | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 19.18 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 13.5 | -29.6% |
| 2021 | 18.49 | +37.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 18.49 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 10.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 18.49 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.67, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural resource rents in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +232.4% | 13.2 | 43.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.45 | 9.7 | 56.68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.84 | 9.29 | 34.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.8 | 20.2 | 33.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.73 | 26.06 | 47.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.52 | 11.66 | 40.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 | 13.5 | 18.49 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 24 Uzbekistan 20.47 compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 20.14 compare
- 26 Russia 18.51 compare
- 28 Mali 18.42 compare
- 29 Solomon Islands 18.39 compare
- 30 Cape Verde 17.66 compare
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in Gabon?
- Natural resource rents in Gabon was 18.49 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 56.68 in 1979.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.29 in 1982.
- How does Gabon rank for natural resource rents?
- Gabon ranks 27th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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