Natural resource rents in Libya
Libya: Natural resource rents was 61.03 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Natural resource rents in Libya, 1990–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural resource rents in Libya is 61.03, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 431.7% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Libya peaked at 66.06 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.48, in 2020.
That places Libya 1st out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Natural resource rents in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.39 | — |
| 1991 | 23.97 | -40.6% |
| 1992 | 22.95 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 22.89 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 22.58 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 27.63 | +22.3% |
| 1996 | 31.9 | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 27.19 | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 18.69 | -31.3% |
| 1999 | 20.2 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 34.26 | +69.6% |
| 2001 | 30.39 | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 49.62 | +63.3% |
| 2003 | 48.72 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 55.85 | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 62.33 | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 62.29 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 61.37 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 66.06 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 51.73 | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 55.97 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 37.56 | -32.9% |
| 2012 | 59.1 | +57.3% |
| 2013 | 47.74 | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 31.02 | -35.0% |
| 2015 | 16.39 | -47.2% |
| 2016 | 12.25 | -25.3% |
| 2017 | 22.16 | +80.9% |
| 2018 | 31.62 | +42.7% |
| 2019 | 34.5 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 11.48 | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 61.03 | +431.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 61.03 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 33.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 61.03 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.14, 11.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural resource rents in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +431.7% | 11.48 | 61.03 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.84 | 18.69 | 40.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.26 | 30.39 | 66.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.83 | 12.25 | 59.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.26 | 11.48 | 61.03 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in Libya?
- Natural resource rents in Libya was 61.03 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 66.06 in 2008.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.48 in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for natural resource rents?
- Libya ranks 1st out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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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