Coal rents in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Coal rents was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Coal rents in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.1% for coal rents in 2021.
That represents a change of up 85.9% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal rents in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal rents in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -12.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +176.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +162.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -18.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +35.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +27.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -14.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -16.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +18.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -37.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -68.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +39.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +89.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -19.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -41.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -74.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -36.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +315.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -50.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -34.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -35.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -68.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +1261.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -73.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +3030.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -37.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +43.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +152.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -69.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +68.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +44.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -39.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -26.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -25.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -39.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +85.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal rents in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +3030.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2001 | +1261.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1995 | +315.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More environment data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Capture fisheries production 14.21 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 368.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.68 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,732 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 4.44 million metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 18.65 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 236.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 160.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3062 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coal rents in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Coal rents in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest coal rents recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest coal rents recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for coal rents?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is coal rents rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.