Guinea-Bissau: Natural resources income

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 Guinea-Bissau

Income from natural resources, percent of GDP

 Latest value 10.43
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1970 - 2021
 Average 16.91
 Min - Max 6.04 - 32.44
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2021 is 10.43 percent, a decline from 11.15 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 6.83 percent, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Guinea-Bissau from 1970 to 2021 is 16.91 percent. The minimum value, 6.04 percent, was reached in 1971 while the maximum of 32.44 percent was recorded in 1980. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Guinea-Bissau - Natural resources income - Recent values chart

Historical series
Guinea-Bissau - Natural resources income - historical chart - 1970-2021




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

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 Energy use per capita 65.49 2007 kilograms of oil equivalent
 Share of clean energy 87.40 2022 percent
 Carbon intensity 0.06 2023 kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP
 Energy use per $1000 GDP 34.76 2007 kilograms of oil equivalent
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions 0 2023 Mt CO2 eq
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita 0.16 2023 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita
 Greenhouse gas emissions 2,547 2020 kt of CO2 equivalent
 GDP per unit of energy 19.24 2007 GDP per kg of oil equivalent
 Natural resources income 10.43 2021 percent
 Oil revenue 0.00 2021 percent
 Natural gas revenue 0.00 2021 percent
 Access to electricity 37.40 2022 percent
 Gasoline consumption per capita 1.446 2023 liters per person per year
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