Coal rents in Mauritania
Mauritania: Coal rents was 0.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Coal rents in Mauritania, 1980–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.7% for coal rents in 2021.
That represents a change of up 30.4% on the previous year and down 86.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal rents in Mauritania peaked at 11.2% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
Mauritania ranks 10th 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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.8% | — |
| 1981 | 9.0% | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 10.6% | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 11.2% | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 9.9% | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 5.6% | -37.8% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | -33.7% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | -31.2% |
| 1989 | 4.0% | +55.3% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | -34.1% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -29.0% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -24.7% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -23.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +73.6% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -36.1% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +184.8% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -36.4% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -51.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -32.5% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -31.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +36.5% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -34.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.4% | 2.6% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.0% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 0.8% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2 |
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More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0021 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -12.63 % 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 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -49.82 % 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 Mauritania?
- Coal rents in Mauritania was 0.7% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest coal rents recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 1983.
- What is the lowest coal rents recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for coal rents?
- Mauritania ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2021.
- Is coal rents rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.