China vs Low & middle income: Coal rents

China
0.6%
in 2021
Low & middle income
0.5%
in 2021
China rank
12th
Low & middle income rank
13th

Coal rents over time

  • China
  • Low & middle income
02468197119962021

How they compare

China currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Low & middle income ahead.

China ranks 12th and Low & middle income ranks 13th of 200 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 1.8% 0.4% 1.3% China
1980s 3.6% 0.7% 2.9% China
1990s 0.5% 0.2% 0.3% China
2000s 1.6% 0.7% 0.9% China
2010s 1.2% 0.7% 0.5% China
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.1% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal rents, China or Low & middle income?
China, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Low & middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in coal rents between China and Low & middle income?
0.1%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for coal rents?
China ranks 12th and Low & middle income ranks 13th 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.