Coal rents in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Coal rents was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Coal rents in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1971–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, coal rents in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.5%.
The figure is up 68.5% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal rents in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 1.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 45 groups 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5% | — |
| 1972 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | +41.0% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +89.6% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -13.6% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -22.3% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | +24.7% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | -22.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | -31.8% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -20.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -17.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -24.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +31.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +77.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -39.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +143.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -30.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +95.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -64.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +54.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -33.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -25.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -27.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +31.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -35.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +68.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal rents in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Coal rents in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.5% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest coal rents recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest coal rents recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for coal rents?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is coal rents rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.