Total natural resource rents in Tonga
Tonga: Total natural resource rents was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Total natural resource rents in Tonga, 1975–2021
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
Tonga recorded 0.0% for total 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, total natural resource rents in Tonga peaked at 0.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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.
Total natural resource rents in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +24.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -33.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +31.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -48.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +1527.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -60.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -31.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +83.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -25.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -47.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -25.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -23.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -46.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -23.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +52.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +31.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7%, 6% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total 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% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 total natural resource rents in Tonga?
- Total natural resource rents in Tonga was 0.0% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Tonga rank for total natural resource rents?
- Tonga ranks 168th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total 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 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.