Coal rents in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Coal rents was 0.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Coal rents in Low & middle income, 1971–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal rents in Low & middle income is 0.5%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.4% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal rents in Low & middle income peaked at 2.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.
Low & middle income ranks 13th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal rents in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1% | — |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +149.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +190.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | -16.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | +35.3% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | +52.6% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | +16.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -37.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -20.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -40.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -58.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +68.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +36.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -50.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -17.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +79.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -33.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -19.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -33.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +47.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +193.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -49.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +476.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -26.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +141.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -60.7% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +51.7% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +32.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -44.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -33.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +28.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +75.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More environment data for Low & middle income
- Capture fisheries production 66.17 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 10,776 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.64 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 24,380 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 132.05 million metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 198.22 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 4,711 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2,370 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.6547 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 57.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal rents in Low & middle income?
- Coal rents in Low & middle income was 0.5% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest coal rents recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest coal rents recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
- How does Low & middle income rank for coal rents?
- Low & middle income ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is coal rents rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.