North America vs Zambia: Coal rents
North America
0.2%
in 2021
Zambia
0.2%
in 2021
North America rank
22nd
Zambia rank
24th
Coal rents over time
- North America
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in North America, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Zambia ahead.
North America ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | North America |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | North America |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | North America |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal rents, North America or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in North America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in coal rents between North America and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Zambia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do North America and Zambia rank globally for coal rents?
- North America ranks 22nd 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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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.