Which has higher total natural resources rents, Japan or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Japan as of 2021.

What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Japan and Republic of Korea?

0.0%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?

52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Republic of Korea: Total natural resources rents

Japan

0.0%

in 2021

Republic of Korea

0.0%

in 2021

Japan rank

167th

Republic of Korea rank

166th

Total natural resources rents over time

Japan
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 167th and Republic of Korea ranks 166th of 214 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	Republic of Korea
1980s	0.1%	0.3%	0.2%	Republic of Korea
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Republic of Korea
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Republic of Korea
2010s	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	Republic of Korea
2020s	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total natural resources rents, Japan or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in total natural resources rents between Japan and Republic of Korea?: 0.0%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for total natural resources rents?: Japan ranks 167th and Republic of Korea ranks 166th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 11,682 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.