Liberia: Natural resources income
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| Liberia |
Income from natural resources, percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 21.92 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2000 - 2021 |
| Average | 21.25 |
| Min - Max | 14.03 - 34.18 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2021 is 21.92 percent, an increase from 17.47 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 6.83 percent, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Liberia from 2000 to 2021 is 21.25 percent. The minimum value, 14.03 percent, was reached in 2018 while the maximum of 34.18 percent was recorded in 2003.
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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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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline prices | 0.80 | 2016 | dollars |
| Diesel prices | 0.83 | 2016 | dollars |
| Share of clean energy | 92.94 | 2021 | percent |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 1,180 | 2020 | kt |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 0.23 | 2020 | metric tons |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 2,155 | 2020 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
| Natural resources income | 21.92 | 2021 | percent |
| Oil revenue | 0.00 | 2021 | percent |
| Natural gas revenue | 0.00 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to electricity | 29.85 | 2021 | percent |