Natural resource rents in Guyana
Guyana: Natural resource rents was 33.68 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Natural resource rents in Guyana, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 33.68 for natural resource rents in 2021.
That represents a change of up 142.4% on the previous year and up 103.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Guyana peaked at 34.16 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 5.96, in 2019.
Guyana ranks 7th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Natural resource rents in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20.71 | — |
| 1971 | 18.5 | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 17.3 | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 19.61 | +13.3% |
| 1974 | 22.37 | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 20.63 | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 20.89 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 27.7 | +32.6% |
| 1978 | 25.65 | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 26.41 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 24.56 | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 23.06 | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 34.16 | +48.1% |
| 1983 | 17.98 | -47.4% |
| 1984 | 24.26 | +34.9% |
| 1985 | 20.68 | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 19.97 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 28.24 | +41.4% |
| 1988 | 18.52 | -34.4% |
| 1989 | 20.71 | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 23.14 | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 29.86 | +29.0% |
| 1992 | 25.51 | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 31.66 | +24.1% |
| 1994 | 32.93 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 33.59 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 29.79 | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 25.99 | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 17.72 | -31.8% |
| 1999 | 17.78 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 15.51 | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 12.91 | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 12.79 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 16.95 | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 21.2 | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 20.91 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 9.71 | -53.6% |
| 2007 | 10.81 | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 10.36 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 10.72 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 14.59 | +36.2% |
| 2011 | 16.53 | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 16.53 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.94 | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 10.8 | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 8.56 | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 16.09 | +87.9% |
| 2017 | 13.16 | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 6.61 | -49.8% |
| 2019 | 5.96 | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 13.9 | +133.1% |
| 2021 | 33.68 | +142.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 33.68 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1193, 282.5× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 33.68 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6644, 50.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural resource rents in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +142.4% | 13.9 | 33.68 |
| 2020 | +133.1% | 5.96 | 13.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.98 | 17.3 | 27.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.22 | 17.98 | 34.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.8 | 17.72 | 33.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.19 | 9.71 | 21.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.28 | 5.96 | 16.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.79 | 13.9 | 33.68 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in Guyana?
- Natural resource rents in Guyana was 33.68 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 34.16 in 1982.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.96 in 2019.
- How does Guyana rank for natural resource rents?
- Guyana ranks 7th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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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