Which has higher coal rents, Lao People's Democratic Republic or North America?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.2% against 0.2% in North America as of 2012.

What is the difference in coal rents between Lao People's Democratic Republic and North America?

0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and North America?

29 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2012.

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.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs North America: Coal rents

Lao People's Democratic Republic

0.2%

in 2012

North America

0.2%

in 2021

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

25th

North America rank

22nd

Coal rents over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
North America

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in North America, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.5 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1984 it was North America ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 25th and North America ranks 22nd of 200 countries.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	North America	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%	North America
1990s	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	North America
2000s	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	North America
2010s	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal rents, Lao People's Democratic Republic or North America?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.2% against 0.2% in North America as of 2012.
What is the difference in coal rents between Lao People's Democratic Republic and North America?: 0.0%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and North America?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2012.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and North America rank globally for coal rents?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 25th and North America ranks 22nd 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: 03 September 2026

Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production.