Canada vs North America: Mineral rents
Canada
1.2%
in 2021
North America
0.2%
in 2021
Canada rank
44th
North America rank
43rd
Mineral rents over time
- Canada
- North America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.2% against 0.2% in North America, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Canada's figure about 6.3 times North America's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 44th and North America ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral rents, Canada or North America?
- Canada, at 1.2% against 0.2% in North America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mineral rents between Canada and North America?
- 1.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North America?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Canada and North America rank globally for mineral rents?
- Canada ranks 44th and North America ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Mineral rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mineral rents are the difference between the value of production for a stock of minerals at world prices and their total costs of production. Minerals included in the calculation are tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate.