Coal rents in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Coal rents was 0.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Coal rents in Upper middle income, 1971–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 0.5% for coal rents in 2021.
The figure is up 71.6% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal rents in Upper middle income peaked at 2.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.
Upper middle income ranks 15th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1% | — |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +190.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | +210.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +39.6% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | +60.6% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | +16.4% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -39.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | -24.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -43.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -64.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +89.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +36.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -34.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -56.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -24.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +101.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -42.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -21.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -40.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +62.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +260.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -55.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +632.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +143.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -62.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +55.9% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +32.3% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -46.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -35.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -42.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +29.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +71.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More environment data for Upper middle income
- Capture fisheries production 43.31 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 8,800 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.38 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 19,522 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 111.39 million metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 154.70 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3,753 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1,926 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.6498 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 43.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal rents in Upper middle income?
- Coal rents in Upper 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest coal rents recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
- How does Upper middle income rank for coal rents?
- Upper middle income ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is coal rents rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper 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.