Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Zambia: Coal rents

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.2%
in 2021
Zambia
0.2%
in 2021
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
21st
Zambia rank
24th

Coal rents over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Zambia
00.250.50.751197019952021

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Zambia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 24th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% Zambia
1980s 0.3% 0.4% 0.2% Zambia
1990s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 0.3% 0.0% 0.2% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal rents, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in coal rents between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Zambia?
0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Zambia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for coal rents?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 24th of 47 groups.
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.