Natural resource rents in Tonga
Tonga: Natural resource rents was 0.0408 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Natural resource rents in Tonga, 1975–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0408 for natural resource rents in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Tonga peaked at 0.4038 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.024, in 2005.
That places Tonga 168th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural resource rents in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0403 | — |
| 1976 | 0.047 | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0583 | +24.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0386 | -33.7% |
| 1979 | 0.051 | +31.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0481 | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0248 | -48.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4038 | +1527.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1592 | -60.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1096 | -31.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2006 | +83.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2025 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1824 | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1367 | -25.1% |
| 1989 | 0.151 | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0791 | -47.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0709 | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0739 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0783 | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0584 | -25.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0663 | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0636 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0487 | -23.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0548 | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0294 | -46.3% |
| 2000 | 0.028 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0335 | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0357 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0417 | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0314 | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 0.024 | -23.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0366 | +52.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0482 | +31.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0556 | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0549 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0485 | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0478 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0399 | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0401 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0522 | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0421 | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0454 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0541 | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 0.04 | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0356 | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.039 | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0408 | +4.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0408 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0408 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7017, 6% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural resource rents in Tonga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +1527.3% | 0.0248 | 0.4038 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0471 | 0.0386 | 0.0583 | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.1619 | 0.0248 | 0.4038 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0623 | 0.0294 | 0.0791 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.039 | 0.024 | 0.0556 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0446 | 0.0356 | 0.0541 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0399 | 0.039 | 0.0408 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in Tonga?
- Natural resource rents in Tonga was 0.0408 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4038 in 1982.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.024 in 2005.
- How does Tonga rank for natural resource rents?
- Tonga ranks 168th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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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