Natural resource rents in Iraq
Iraq: Natural resource rents was 43.45 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Natural resource rents in Iraq, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural resource rents in Iraq is 43.45, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 58.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Iraq peaked at 67.44 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 9.5, in 1990.
Iraq ranks 2nd of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Natural resource rents in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.03 | — |
| 1971 | 19.79 | +23.4% |
| 1972 | 20.67 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 29.15 | +41.0% |
| 1974 | 62.51 | +114.4% |
| 1975 | 59.57 | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 53.41 | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 50.08 | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 46.72 | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 55.28 | +18.3% |
| 1981 | 27.16 | -50.9% |
| 1982 | 20.05 | -26.2% |
| 1983 | 20.62 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 21.11 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 23.67 | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 14.25 | -39.8% |
| 1987 | 20.08 | +40.9% |
| 1988 | 19.72 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 28.37 | +43.9% |
| 1990 | 9.5 | -66.5% |
| 1994 | 67.44 | +610.0% |
| 1995 | 23.08 | -65.8% |
| 1996 | 36.48 | +58.0% |
| 1997 | 32.14 | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 37.13 | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 37.02 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 48.86 | +32.0% |
| 2001 | 49.57 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 46.97 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 53.3 | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 64.78 | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 65.32 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 63.73 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 53.22 | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 55.69 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 39.51 | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 43.57 | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 51.19 | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 49.85 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 45.58 | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 46.85 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 37.5 | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 33.22 | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 39.2 | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 46.15 | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 40.61 | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 27.42 | -32.5% |
| 2021 | 43.45 | +58.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 43.45 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 23.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 43.45 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.14, 8.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural resource rents in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +610.0% | 9.5 | 67.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.77 | 16.03 | 62.51 | 9 |
| 1980s | 25.03 | 14.25 | 55.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.68 | 9.5 | 67.44 | 7 |
| 2000s | 54.09 | 39.51 | 65.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.37 | 33.22 | 51.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.43 | 27.42 | 43.45 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in Iraq?
- Natural resource rents in Iraq was 43.45 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 67.44 in 1994.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5 in 1990.
- How does Iraq rank for natural resource rents?
- Iraq ranks 2nd out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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