Natural resource rents in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Natural resource rents was 27.39 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
27.39
Change on year
up 129.3%
World rank
14th
of 211 countries
All-time high
31.2
in 2005
All-time low
1.85
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Natural resource rents in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, natural resource rents in Papua New Guinea stood at 27.39.
That represents a change of up 129.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Papua New Guinea peaked at 31.2 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.85, in 1971.
Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Natural resource rents in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.91 | — |
| 1971 | 1.85 | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 16.71 | +805.6% |
| 1973 | 28.21 | +68.8% |
| 1974 | 30.57 | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 20.54 | -32.8% |
| 1976 | 19.73 | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 19.05 | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 18.36 | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 22.35 | +21.7% |
| 1980 | 25.15 | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 20.13 | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 19.94 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 20.85 | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 15.51 | -25.6% |
| 1985 | 21.02 | +35.5% |
| 1986 | 20.4 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 24.26 | +18.9% |
| 1988 | 25.46 | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 24.36 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 23.01 | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 18.25 | -20.7% |
| 1992 | 21.11 | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 22.43 | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 21.13 | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 26.68 | +26.3% |
| 1996 | 20.96 | -21.5% |
| 1997 | 12.68 | -39.5% |
| 1998 | 13.96 | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 17.37 | +24.4% |
| 2000 | 25.7 | +48.0% |
| 2001 | 17.51 | -31.9% |
| 2002 | 19.85 | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 22.08 | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 28.79 | +30.4% |
| 2005 | 31.2 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 27.4 | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 24.21 | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 25.36 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 18.91 | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 27.9 | +47.5% |
| 2011 | 26.27 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 15.82 | -39.8% |
| 2013 | 11.67 | -26.2% |
| 2014 | 14.03 | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 12.74 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 14.34 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 16.04 | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 16.92 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 13.82 | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 11.94 | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 27.39 | +129.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 27.39 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4, 6.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 27.39 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7017, 39.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural resource rents in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +805.6% | 1.85 | 16.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.93 | 1.85 | 30.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.71 | 15.51 | 25.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.76 | 12.68 | 26.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1 | 17.51 | 31.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.95 | 11.67 | 27.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.66 | 11.94 | 27.39 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in Papua New Guinea?
- Natural resource rents in Papua New Guinea was 27.39 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2 in 2005.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.85 in 1971.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for natural resource rents?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 14th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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