Total natural resource rents in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Total natural resource rents was 20.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resource rents in Uzbekistan, 1990–2021
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
The most recent figure for total natural resource rents in Uzbekistan is 20.5%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 125.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Uzbekistan peaked at 30.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1998.
Uzbekistan ranks 24th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Total natural resource rents in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.7% | — |
| 1991 | 5.2% | -40.5% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | +43.1% |
| 1994 | 7.7% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +43.5% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -81.2% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +44.6% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +373.9% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | +81.2% |
| 2002 | 20.3% | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +66.1% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | -38.0% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -20.7% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +29.0% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -29.4% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +79.0% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +55.1% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -41.8% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | +125.3% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 20.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 4.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 20.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 51.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resource rents in Uzbekistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +373.9% | 2.8% | 13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 1.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 13.0% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 6.7% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 9.1% | 20.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
More reference data data for Uzbekistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2736 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.49 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Uzbekistan?
- Total natural resource rents in Uzbekistan was 20.5% 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1998.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for total natural resource rents?
- Uzbekistan ranks 24th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.