Natural resource rents in Iran
Iran: Natural resource rents was 30.45 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
30.45
Change on year
up 31.0%
World rank
9th
of 211 countries
All-time high
47.81
in 1974
All-time low
5.62
in 1986
Years of data
50
1970–2021
Natural resource rents in Iran, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 30.45 for natural resource rents in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.0% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Iran peaked at 47.81 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 5.62, in 1986.
That places Iran 9th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Natural resource rents in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.76 | — |
| 1971 | 16.46 | +29.0% |
| 1972 | 17.57 | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 19.3 | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 47.81 | +147.7% |
| 1975 | 38.15 | -20.2% |
| 1976 | 33.89 | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 30.32 | -10.5% |
| 1978 | 32.44 | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 36.96 | +14.0% |
| 1980 | 34.49 | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 27.27 | -20.9% |
| 1982 | 20 | -26.6% |
| 1983 | 16.24 | -18.8% |
| 1984 | 15.17 | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 13.36 | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 5.62 | -57.9% |
| 1987 | 12.16 | +116.3% |
| 1988 | 11.69 | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 18.4 | +57.3% |
| 1990 | 23.99 | +30.4% |
| 1993 | 30.84 | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 25.81 | -16.3% |
| 1995 | 20.77 | -19.5% |
| 1996 | 20.99 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 19.76 | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 13.39 | -32.2% |
| 1999 | 18.63 | +39.1% |
| 2000 | 33.08 | +77.6% |
| 2001 | 24.06 | -27.3% |
| 2002 | 22.9 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 24.18 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 27.24 | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 34.48 | +26.6% |
| 2006 | 34.78 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 29.18 | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 33.52 | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 20.34 | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 23.07 | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 25.35 | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 21.12 | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 24.95 | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 24.86 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 15.23 | -38.7% |
| 2016 | 13.14 | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 17.47 | +33.0% |
| 2018 | 34.24 | +96.0% |
| 2019 | 27.8 | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 23.24 | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 30.45 | +31.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 30.45 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 16.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 30.45 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.14, 5.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural resource rents in Iran 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 | +147.7% | 19.3 | 47.81 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.57 | 12.76 | 47.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.44 | 5.62 | 34.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.77 | 13.39 | 30.84 | 8 |
| 2000s | 28.38 | 20.34 | 34.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.72 | 13.14 | 34.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.84 | 23.24 | 30.45 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More reference data data for Iran
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 281.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 78.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 27,934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 78.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 95.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2091 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.62 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in Iran?
- Natural resource rents in Iran was 30.45 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 47.81 in 1974.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 in 1986.
- How does Iran rank for natural resource rents?
- Iran ranks 9th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran 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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