OECD members vs United States of America: Coal rents

OECD members
0.1%
in 2021
United States of America
0.2%
in 2021
OECD members rank
27th
United States of America rank
27th

Coal rents over time

  • OECD members
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in OECD members, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.7 times OECD members's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 27th and United States of America ranks 27th of 47 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% United States of America
1980s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% United States of America
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% United States of America
2000s 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% United States of America
2010s 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% United States of America
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal rents, OECD members or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.2% against 0.1% in OECD members as of 2021.
What is the difference in coal rents between OECD members and United States of America?
0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United States of America?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do OECD members and United States of America rank globally for coal rents?
OECD members ranks 27th and United States of America ranks 27th 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

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