Natural resource rents in India
India: Natural resource rents was 3.16 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
3.16
Change on year
up 77.0%
World rank
88th
of 211 countries
All-time high
7.11
in 2008
All-time low
0.7211
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Natural resource rents in India, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, natural resource rents in India stood at 3.16.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 77.0% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in India peaked at 7.11 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7211, in 1970.
That places India 88th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7211 | — |
| 1971 | 0.8901 | +23.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8731 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9951 | +14.0% |
| 1974 | 1.63 | +64.1% |
| 1975 | 3.13 | +91.4% |
| 1976 | 3.01 | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 3.98 | +32.2% |
| 1978 | 3.4 | -14.5% |
| 1979 | 3.3 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 2.88 | -12.8% |
| 1981 | 3.9 | +35.8% |
| 1982 | 4.11 | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 3.5 | -14.9% |
| 1984 | 3.33 | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 3.47 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 2.38 | -31.5% |
| 1987 | 2.16 | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 2.06 | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 2.83 | +37.3% |
| 1990 | 3.4 | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 3.1 | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 2.8 | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 2.44 | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 2.11 | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 2.53 | +19.8% |
| 1996 | 2.48 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 2.21 | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 1.79 | -18.9% |
| 1999 | 1.85 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 2.47 | +33.4% |
| 2001 | 2.44 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.34 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.23 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 3.17 | +42.3% |
| 2005 | 3.66 | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 3.93 | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 4.44 | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 7.11 | +60.0% |
| 2009 | 3.36 | -52.7% |
| 2010 | 4.5 | +33.8% |
| 2011 | 5.31 | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 4.02 | -24.2% |
| 2013 | 3.67 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 2.81 | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 1.78 | -36.8% |
| 2016 | 1.75 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.98 | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 2.26 | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 2.01 | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 1.78 | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 3.16 | +77.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 3.16 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 3.16 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5545, 5.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.19 | 0.7211 | 3.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.06 | 2.06 | 4.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.47 | 1.79 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.51 | 2.23 | 7.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 | 1.75 | 5.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 | 1.78 | 3.16 | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in India?
- Natural resource rents in India was 3.16 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 7.11 in 2008.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7211 in 1970.
- How does India rank for natural resource rents?
- India ranks 88th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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