Total natural resource rents in Kiribati
Kiribati: Total natural resource rents was 0.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resource rents in Kiribati, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total natural resource rents in Kiribati is 0.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Kiribati peaked at 0.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1974.
That places Kiribati 167th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Total natural resource rents in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -28.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +62.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -68.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +53.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +84.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +55.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -28.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +58.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +38.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -39.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -31.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +36.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +65.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -20.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +37.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +63.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -48.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +27.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -38.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +63.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +59.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -54.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -23.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7%, 6% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 0.7542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 5.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 13.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0136 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Kiribati?
- Total natural resource rents in Kiribati was 0.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total natural resource rents recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1974.
- How does Kiribati rank for total natural resource rents?
- Kiribati ranks 167th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.