Coal rents in Colombia
Colombia: Coal rents was 0.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Coal rents in Colombia, 1971–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, coal rents in Colombia stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of up 86.1% on the previous year and down 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal rents in Colombia peaked at 2.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
Colombia ranks 9th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal rents in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +276.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +205.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -16.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -15.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -22.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +49.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -32.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +51.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -36.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -75.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +106.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +150.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -14.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -43.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -78.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -55.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +509.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -65.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -45.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -68.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +1442.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -79.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -31.9% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +8192.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -44.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +51.1% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +150.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -72.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +83.8% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +39.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -42.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -29.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +24.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -41.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +86.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 6 Indonesia 1.2% compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 0.8% compare
- 8 Australia 0.8% compare
- 10 Mauritania 0.7% compare
- 11 Russian Federation 0.6% compare
- 12 China 0.6% compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 24.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0035 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 11.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal rents in Colombia?
- Coal rents in Colombia was 0.7% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest coal rents recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest coal rents recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Colombia rank for coal rents?
- Colombia ranks 9th out of 199 countries with data for 2021.
- Is coal rents rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.