Natural resource rents in Senegal
Senegal: Natural resource rents was 4.4 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Natural resource rents in Senegal, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, 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, natural resource rents in Senegal peaked at 5.2 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.27, 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.
Natural resource rents in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.46 | — |
| 1971 | 1.29 | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 1.27 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 1.8 | +41.8% |
| 1974 | 5.07 | +182.3% |
| 1975 | 4.88 | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 2.61 | -46.6% |
| 1977 | 5.2 | +99.6% |
| 1978 | 2.86 | -45.0% |
| 1979 | 2.34 | -18.3% |
| 1980 | 2.7 | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 3 | +11.0% |
| 1982 | 3.27 | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 2.68 | -18.1% |
| 1984 | 2.4 | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 1.92 | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 1.85 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.47 | -20.6% |
| 1988 | 1.6 | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 1.7 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 1.88 | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 1.86 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.8 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.72 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 2.87 | +67.0% |
| 1995 | 3.19 | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 3.03 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 3.08 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 2.95 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 2.12 | -28.3% |
| 2000 | 2.31 | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 2.06 | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 2.29 | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 2.68 | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 1.97 | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 1.99 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.99 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3 | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 3.07 | +33.4% |
| 2009 | 3.83 | +24.8% |
| 2010 | 2.98 | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 3.65 | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 4.86 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 3.42 | -29.6% |
| 2014 | 3.16 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 3.48 | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 3.98 | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 3.21 | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 2.89 | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 2.76 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 2.87 | +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 7.67, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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 | 5.07 |
| 1977 | +99.6% | 2.61 | 5.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.88 | 1.27 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.26 | 1.47 | 3.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.45 | 1.72 | 3.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.45 | 1.97 | 3.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 | 2.76 | 4.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.64 | 2.87 | 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 natural resource rents in Senegal?
- Natural resource rents in Senegal was 4.4 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 in 1977.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for natural resource rents?
- Senegal ranks 80th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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