Coal rents in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Coal rents was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Coal rents in Afghanistan, 1980–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0% for coal rents in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 177.1% on the previous year and down 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal rents in Afghanistan peaked at 0.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
Afghanistan ranks 45th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal rents in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1% | — |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +68.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -94.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +60.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +121.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -34.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +587.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +187.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -41.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +67.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +123.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -44.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +53.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +61.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +34.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -38.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -97.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +177.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 16.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -23.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal rents in Afghanistan?
- Coal rents in Afghanistan was 0.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest coal rents recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest coal rents recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for coal rents?
- Afghanistan ranks 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2021.
- Is coal rents rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Coal rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.