Australia vs Mauritania: Coal rents

Australia
0.8%
in 2021
Mauritania
0.7%
in 2021
Australia rank
8th
Mauritania rank
10th

Coal rents over time

  • Australia
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.

Australia ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 10th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8% 7.4% 6.5% Mauritania
1990s 0.2% 2.5% 2.3% Mauritania
2000s 1.0% 3.2% 2.2% Mauritania
2010s 1.0% 2.0% 1.0% Mauritania
2020s 0.7% 0.6% 0.1% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal rents, Australia or Mauritania?
Australia, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Mauritania as of 2021.
What is the difference in coal rents between Australia and Mauritania?
0.1%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mauritania?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Australia and Mauritania rank globally for coal rents?
Australia ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Coal rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Coal rents (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 10,658 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production.