Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in United States
United States: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) was 1.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Total natural resources rents in United States, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total natural resources rents in United States is 1.3%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 288.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in United States peaked at 5.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.
That places United States 113th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in United States, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7% | — |
| 1971 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | +24.9% |
| 1974 | 3.3% | +259.5% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 3.1% | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 5.0% | +84.9% |
| 1980 | 5.7% | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | -28.7% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | -40.9% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -56.5% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +33.8% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -20.4% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -26.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -14.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -35.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +73.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -17.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +51.8% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +78.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -61.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +30.2% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -37.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -66.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +29.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +41.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +39.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -40.9% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +288.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 10.7× the median. (82 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +288.4% | 0.3% | 1.3% |
| 1974 | +259.5% | 0.9% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 0.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States
More energy & mining data for United States
- 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 1.94 % 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 0.0001 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 6.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in United States?
- Total natural resources rents in United States was 1.3% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- How does United States rank for total natural resources rents?
- United States ranks 113th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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.