China vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Coal rents
China
0.6%
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.5%
in 2021
China rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
9th
Coal rents over time
- China
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
China currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
China ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | China |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 1.2% | 2.4% | China |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% | China |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- China, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in coal rents between China and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do China and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for coal rents?
- China ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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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About this data
Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production.