Russian Federation vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Coal rents

Russian Federation
0.6%
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.5%
in 2021
Russian Federation rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th

Coal rents over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
00.511.52197119962021

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3% 0.7% 0.4% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 0.6% 0.9% 0.3% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 0.5% 0.6% 0.2% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.1% Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal rents, Russian Federation or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Russian Federation, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in coal rents between Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.1%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for coal rents?
Russian Federation ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th 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

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.