India vs South Africa: Coal rents

India
1.3%
in 2021
South Africa
2.4%
in 2021
India rank
5th
South Africa rank
4th

Coal rents over time

  • India
  • South Africa
02468197119962021

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.4% against 1.3% in India, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.9 times India's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

India ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 4th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7% 2.3% 1.6% South Africa
1980s 0.9% 3.8% 2.9% South Africa
1990s 0.7% 1.8% 1.1% South Africa
2000s 1.1% 2.7% 1.6% South Africa
2010s 1.2% 2.4% 1.2% South Africa
2020s 1.0% 2.0% 1.0% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal rents, India or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.4% against 1.3% in India as of 2021.
What is the difference in coal rents between India and South Africa?
1.1%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do India and South Africa rank globally for coal rents?
India ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 4th 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.