Mongolia vs South Africa: Coal rents
Mongolia
4.9%
in 2021
South Africa
2.4%
in 2021
Mongolia rank
2nd
South Africa rank
4th
Coal rents over time
- Mongolia
- South Africa
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 4.9% against 2.4% in South Africa, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 2.0 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Africa ahead.
Mongolia ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 4th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 3.9% | 2.3% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.7% | 2.3% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 2.4% | 7.1% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 2.0% | 2.6% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal rents, Mongolia or South Africa?
- Mongolia, at 4.9% against 2.4% in South Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in coal rents between Mongolia and South Africa?
- 2.5%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and South Africa?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
- How do Mongolia and South Africa rank globally for coal rents?
- Mongolia ranks 2nd 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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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.