Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Coal rents

Australia
0.8%
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.5%
in 2021
Australia rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th

Coal rents over time

  • Australia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0123197019952021

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.8% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Australia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7% 0.9% 0.2% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 0.8% 1.2% 0.4% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.2% 0.7% 0.5% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.0% 0.9% 0.1% Australia
2010s 1.0% 0.6% 0.4% Australia
2020s 0.7% 0.4% 0.2% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal rents, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Australia, at 0.8% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in coal rents between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.3%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for coal rents?
Australia ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 200 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
247 places, 10,672 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.