Oil rents in Estonia
Estonia: Oil rents was 1.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Oil rents in Estonia, 1995–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil rents in Estonia is 1.0%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 100.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil rents in Estonia peaked at 1.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.
That places Estonia 47th out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Oil rents in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.0% | — |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +25.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -31.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -73.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +178.1% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +136.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -38.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -18.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -18.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +40.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +41.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -39.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -24.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +24.3% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -40.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -31.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +64.2% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +53.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -48.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +100.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 2 |
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- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -5.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 8.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil rents in Estonia?
- Oil rents in Estonia was 1.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest oil rents recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest oil rents recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
- How does Estonia rank for oil rents?
- Estonia ranks 47th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil rents rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Oil rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at regional prices and total costs of production.