Coal rents in Eswatini
Eswatini: Coal rents was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Coal rents in Eswatini, 1980–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, coal rents in Eswatini stood at 0.1%.
The figure is up 80.3% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal rents in Eswatini peaked at 1.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1993.
Eswatini ranks 28th 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8% | — |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +31.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -54.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | +104.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -35.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -46.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +23.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -30.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -27.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -35.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -61.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +214.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -30.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +21.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +28.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -26.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +35.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +63.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +164.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -36.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +39.8% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +120.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -79.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -28.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -27.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -25.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +58.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -33.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +80.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 25 United States Virgin Islands 0.2% compare
- 26 United States of America 0.2% compare
- 27 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 29 Bulgaria 0.1% compare
- 30 Pakistan 0.1% compare
- 31 Philippines 0.1% compare
More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 1,363 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 40.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 944 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 12.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 64.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0025 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal rents in Eswatini?
- Coal rents in Eswatini was 0.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest coal rents recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest coal rents recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1993.
- How does Eswatini rank for coal rents?
- Eswatini ranks 28th out of 199 countries with data for 2021.
- Is coal rents rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.