Natural resource rents in Thailand
Thailand: Natural resource rents was 1.82 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.82
Change on year
up 63.8%
World rank
103rd
of 211 countries
All-time high
3.62
in 2008
All-time low
0.7281
in 1993
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Natural resource rents in Thailand, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 1.82 for natural resource rents in 2021.
That represents a change of up 63.8% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Thailand peaked at 3.62 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7281, in 1993.
Thailand ranks 103rd 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.12 | — |
| 1971 | 1.03 | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 1.49 | +44.4% |
| 1973 | 2.3 | +54.3% |
| 1974 | 2.28 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.77 | -22.1% |
| 1976 | 1.69 | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 2.23 | +32.2% |
| 1978 | 1.81 | -18.9% |
| 1979 | 2.45 | +35.4% |
| 1980 | 2.27 | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 1.3 | -42.6% |
| 1982 | 1.28 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.23 | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 1.16 | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 1.46 | +25.4% |
| 1986 | 1.22 | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 1.19 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.4 | +17.4% |
| 1989 | 1.38 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.2 | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8097 | -32.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8427 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7281 | -13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7378 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7947 | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8847 | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 1.12 | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 1.13 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.04 | +84.7% |
| 2001 | 1.94 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.74 | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 2.29 | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 2.39 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 2.85 | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 2.89 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.76 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.62 | +31.4% |
| 2009 | 2.4 | -33.7% |
| 2010 | 2.74 | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 3.15 | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 2.91 | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 2.62 | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 2.82 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.93 | -31.6% |
| 2016 | 1.55 | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 1.63 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.82 | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 1.51 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 1.11 | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 1.82 | +63.8% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.82 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.82 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7017, 2.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.82 | 1.03 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 | 1.16 | 2.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9355 | 0.7281 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 | 1.74 | 3.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 1.51 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 | 1.11 | 1.82 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in Thailand?
- Natural resource rents in Thailand was 1.82 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 in 2008.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7281 in 1993.
- How does Thailand rank for natural resource rents?
- Thailand ranks 103rd out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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