Natural resource rents in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Natural resource rents was 0.5681 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.5681
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
130th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.12
in 1987
All-time low
0.3195
in 1984
Years of data
43
1979–2021
Natural resource rents in Vanuatu, 1979–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.5681 for natural resource rents in 2021.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Vanuatu peaked at 1.12 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.3195, in 1984.
That places Vanuatu 130th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Natural resource rents in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.3895 | — |
| 1980 | 0.4384 | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4276 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4375 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5706 | +30.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3195 | -44.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5218 | +63.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7023 | +34.6% |
| 1987 | 1.12 | +59.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9301 | -16.9% |
| 1989 | 1.04 | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9055 | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8089 | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8477 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9605 | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8702 | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9388 | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9084 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6908 | -24.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6477 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8301 | +28.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8026 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7557 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7986 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9124 | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6751 | -26.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5688 | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6556 | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7838 | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9755 | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8718 | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8324 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8444 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8012 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7521 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9874 | +31.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8155 | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8163 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9024 | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.608 | -32.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5477 | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6295 | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5681 | -9.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.5681 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.5681 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7017, 81% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3895 | 0.3895 | 0.3895 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.651 | 0.3195 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8409 | 0.6477 | 0.9605 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.78 | 0.5688 | 0.9755 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7907 | 0.5477 | 0.9874 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5988 | 0.5681 | 0.6295 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 127 Montenegro 0.6372 compare
- 128 Bangladesh 0.6101 compare
- 129 United Kingdom 0.5885 compare
- 131 Cuba 0.5654 compare
- 132 El Salvador 0.5353 compare
- 133 Belize 0.523 compare
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in Vanuatu?
- Natural resource rents in Vanuatu was 0.5681 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 in 1987.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3195 in 1984.
- How does Vanuatu rank for natural resource rents?
- Vanuatu ranks 130th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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