World Bank · Energy

Japan: Mineral rents

0.01percent · 2021+105.5% since 2011

Mineral rents are the difference between the value of production for a stock of minerals at world prices and their total costs of production. Minerals included in the calculation are tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. Annual figures for Japan from 1970 to 2021.

19822021

Every year

Year	Value (percent)	Note
2021	0.007
2020	0.068
2019	0.061
2018	0.002
2017	0.002
2016	0.001
2015	0.002
2014	0.002
2013	0.002
2012	0.003
2011	0.004
2010	0.003
2009	0.002
2008	0.001
2007	0.002
2006	0.002
2005	0.001
2004	0.001
2003	0.001
2002	0.001
2001	0
2000	0.001
1999	0.001
1998	0.001
1997	0.001
1996	0.001
1995	0.001
1994	0.001
1993	0.001
1992	0.002
1991	0.002
1990	0.003
1989	0.007
1988	0.007
1987	0.002
1986	0.002
1985	0.003
1984	0.003
1983	0.004
1982	0.004
1981	0.006
1980	0.016
1979	0.011
1978	0.006
1977	0.01
1976	0.014
1975	0.015
1974	0.061
1973	0.052
1972	0.025
1971	0.038
1970	0.064

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Mineral rents. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-mineral-rents (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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