Natural resource rents in Paraguay
Paraguay: Natural resource rents was 1.35 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1.35
Change on year
down 19.9%
World rank
112th
of 211 countries
All-time high
3.63
in 1979
All-time low
1.35
in 2021
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Natural resource rents in Paraguay, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1.35 for natural resource rents in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is down 19.9% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Paraguay peaked at 3.63 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.35, in 2021.
Paraguay ranks 112th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Natural resource rents in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.22 | — |
| 1971 | 1.93 | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 1.88 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 2.66 | +41.1% |
| 1974 | 2.24 | -15.5% |
| 1975 | 3.08 | +37.3% |
| 1976 | 2.26 | -26.6% |
| 1977 | 2.72 | +20.4% |
| 1978 | 2.88 | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 3.63 | +25.8% |
| 1980 | 3.15 | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 2.35 | -25.3% |
| 1982 | 3.28 | +39.4% |
| 1983 | 2.1 | -35.9% |
| 1984 | 1.83 | -13.1% |
| 1985 | 2.52 | +38.1% |
| 1986 | 3.05 | +20.9% |
| 1987 | 3.47 | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 2.81 | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 3.12 | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 2.7 | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 2.37 | -12.2% |
| 1992 | 2.58 | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 2.65 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.24 | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 2.64 | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 2.23 | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 2.01 | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 1.9 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 1.76 | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 1.46 | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 1.61 | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 2.07 | +28.5% |
| 2003 | 2.14 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.65 | -23.0% |
| 2005 | 1.65 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.92 | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 1.75 | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 1.54 | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 1.63 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 2.08 | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 1.67 | -19.7% |
| 2012 | 1.69 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.7 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.69 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.7 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.89 | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 1.68 | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 1.51 | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 1.38 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 1.68 | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 1.35 | -19.9% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.35 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 73% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.35 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6644, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.55 | 1.88 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.77 | 1.83 | 3.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.31 | 1.76 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 | 1.46 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 | 1.38 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 | 1.35 | 1.68 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in Paraguay?
- Natural resource rents in Paraguay was 1.35 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 in 1979.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 in 2021.
- How does Paraguay rank for natural resource rents?
- Paraguay ranks 112th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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