Natural resource rents in Guatemala
Guatemala: Natural resource rents was 1.93 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Natural resource rents in Guatemala, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural resource rents in Guatemala is 1.93, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 42.6% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Guatemala peaked at 2.98 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4695, in 1985.
Guatemala ranks 99th 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.18 | — |
| 1971 | 1.03 | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 1.1 | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 1.47 | +33.8% |
| 1974 | 1.35 | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 1.62 | +20.4% |
| 1976 | 1.08 | -33.4% |
| 1977 | 1.47 | +36.3% |
| 1978 | 1.43 | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.7 | +19.3% |
| 1980 | 2.03 | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 1.46 | -28.2% |
| 1982 | 2.7 | +85.2% |
| 1983 | 1.26 | -53.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7661 | -39.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4695 | -38.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5738 | +22.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6401 | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5588 | -12.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6014 | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 1.83 | +204.4% |
| 1991 | 1.65 | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 1.52 | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 1.33 | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 1.35 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.6 | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 1.39 | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 1.58 | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 1.2 | -24.0% |
| 1999 | 1.42 | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 1.66 | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 1.52 | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 1.5 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.56 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.46 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.56 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 1.93 | +24.3% |
| 2007 | 1.95 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.93 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.64 | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 2.65 | +61.5% |
| 2011 | 2.86 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 2.18 | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 2.19 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.98 | +36.1% |
| 2015 | 1.79 | -40.1% |
| 2016 | 2.02 | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5 | -25.5% |
| 2018 | 1.19 | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 1.15 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.35 | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 1.93 | +42.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1.93 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1.93 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6644, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural resource rents in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +204.4% | 0.6014 | 1.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.34 | 1.03 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 | 0.4695 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 | 1.2 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 | 1.46 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 | 1.15 | 2.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 | 1.35 | 1.93 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 96 Tunisia 2.25 compare
- 97 Dominican Republic 2.08 compare
- 98 Philippines 1.97 compare
- 100 Uruguay 1.93 compare
- 101 Sao Tome and Principe 1.88 compare
- 102 Belarus 1.86 compare
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in Guatemala?
- Natural resource rents in Guatemala was 1.93 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 in 2014.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4695 in 1985.
- How does Guatemala rank for natural resource rents?
- Guatemala ranks 99th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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