Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Japan
Japan: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Total natural resources rents in Japan, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0% for total natural resources rents in 2021.
The figure is down 51.2% on the previous year and up 118.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Japan peaked at 0.3% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
Japan ranks 167th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2% | — |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -12.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -20.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +37.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +27.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -21.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -25.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +55.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -33.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -25.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +23.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -28.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -27.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -41.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -26.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -21.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -19.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +26.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +52.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +153.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -51.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 40% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7%, 7% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +153.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More energy & mining data for Japan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.7535 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 19.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in Japan?
- Total natural resources rents in Japan was 0.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1974.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Japan rank for total natural resources rents?
- Japan ranks 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.