Coal rents in Pakistan
Pakistan: Coal rents was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Coal rents in Pakistan, 1971–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.1% for coal rents in 2021.
That represents a change of up 72.0% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal rents in Pakistan peaked at 0.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
Pakistan ranks 30th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Coal rents in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +24.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +64.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +43.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +77.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -29.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -27.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +37.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +30.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -41.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -16.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +36.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -29.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -35.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +40.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -15.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -27.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +65.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -30.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +76.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -30.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +195.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -21.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +42.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +73.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -57.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +41.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -38.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +24.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +55.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +72.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
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More environment data for Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -0.9117 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0016 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 7.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal rents in Pakistan?
- Coal rents in Pakistan was 0.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest coal rents recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest coal rents recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does Pakistan rank for coal rents?
- Pakistan ranks 30th out of 199 countries with data for 2021.
- Is coal rents rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.