Which has higher coal rents, Russian Federation or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Russian Federation, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.

What is the difference in coal rents between Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0.1%, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?

32 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Russian Federation vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Coal rents

Russian Federation

0.6%

in 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.5%

in 2021

Russian Federation rank

11th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

9th

Coal rents over time

Russian Federation
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Russian Federation ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	0.5%	0.6%	0.2%	Sub-Saharan Africa
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?: Russian Federation, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in coal rents between Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0.1%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for coal rents?: Russian Federation ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th 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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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.