Which has higher coal rents, Latin America & Caribbean or Niger?

Latin America & Caribbean, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Niger as of 2021.

What is the difference in coal rents between Latin America & Caribbean and Niger?

0.1%, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Niger?

51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.

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.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Niger: Coal rents

Latin America & Caribbean

0.1%

in 2021

Niger

0.0%

in 2021

Latin America & Caribbean rank

37th

Niger rank

39th

Coal rents over time

Latin America & Caribbean
Niger

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Niger, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 1.4 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th and Niger ranks 39th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Latin America & Caribbean
1980s	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%	Niger
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Niger
2000s	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	Niger
2010s	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	Latin America & Caribbean
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal rents, Latin America & Caribbean or Niger?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Niger as of 2021.
What is the difference in coal rents between Latin America & Caribbean and Niger?: 0.1%, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Niger?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Niger rank globally for coal rents?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th and Niger ranks 39th 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: 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.