Natural resource rents in Jordan
Jordan: Natural resource rents was 0.0777 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Natural resource rents in Jordan, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural resource rents in Jordan is 0.0777, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.3% on the previous year and down 97.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Jordan peaked at 5.65 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0288, in 1984.
That places Jordan 162nd out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural resource rents in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0288 | — |
| 1971 | 0.0371 | +28.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0311 | -16.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0349 | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 4.4 | +12535.2% |
| 1975 | 4.31 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.17 | -72.8% |
| 1977 | 3.04 | +159.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0822 | -97.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1331 | +61.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7886 | +492.6% |
| 1981 | 1.11 | +41.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6498 | -41.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4381 | -32.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0288 | -93.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2774 | +863.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0514 | -81.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0589 | +14.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0577 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1153 | +99.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2024 | +75.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1403 | -30.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1051 | -25.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1055 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1487 | +40.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1621 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1682 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1713 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1711 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1333 | -22.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1542 | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1584 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1236 | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1341 | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1276 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.122 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4656 | +281.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7655 | +64.4% |
| 2008 | 5.65 | +638.4% |
| 2009 | 3.87 | -31.6% |
| 2010 | 1.67 | -56.9% |
| 2011 | 3.32 | +99.1% |
| 2012 | 2.91 | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 1.28 | -56.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4 | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 1.13 | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 0.869 | -22.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7191 | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0429 | -94.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0517 | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0777 | +50.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.0777 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.0777 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.14, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural resource rents in Jordan 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 | +12535.2% | 0.0349 | 4.4 |
| 1985 | +863.9% | 0.0288 | 0.2774 |
| 2008 | +638.4% | 0.7655 | 5.65 |
| 1980 | +492.6% | 0.1331 | 0.7886 |
| 2006 | +281.6% | 0.122 | 0.4656 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.33 | 0.0288 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.358 | 0.0288 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1508 | 0.1051 | 0.2024 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 | 0.122 | 5.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 | 0.0429 | 3.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0647 | 0.0517 | 0.0777 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in Jordan?
- Natural resource rents in Jordan was 0.0777 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.65 in 2008.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0288 in 1984.
- How does Jordan rank for natural resource rents?
- Jordan ranks 162nd out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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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