Total natural resource rents in Senegal
Senegal: Total natural resource rents was 4.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resource rents in Senegal, 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
In 2021, total natural resource rents in Senegal stood at 4.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.4% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Senegal peaked at 5.2% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1972.
Senegal ranks 80th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Total natural resource rents in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.5% | — |
| 1971 | 1.3% | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 1.8% | +41.8% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | +182.3% |
| 1975 | 4.9% | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | -46.6% |
| 1977 | 5.2% | +99.6% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | -45.0% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -18.3% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +11.0% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | -18.1% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -20.6% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +67.0% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -28.3% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +33.4% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +24.8% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -29.6% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +53.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 4.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 4.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.7%, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resource rents in Senegal 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 | +182.3% | 1.8% | 5.1% |
| 1977 | +99.6% | 2.6% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 1.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Senegal?
- Total natural resource rents in Senegal was 4.4% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1977.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for total natural resource rents?
- Senegal ranks 80th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.