Which has higher natural gas rents, Argentina or United States of America?

Argentina, at 0.4% against 0.4% in United States of America as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States of America?

52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Natural gas rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs United States of America: Natural gas rents

Argentina

0.4%

in 2021

United States of America

0.4%

in 2021

Argentina rank

41st

United States of America rank

44th

Natural gas rents over time

Argentina
United States of America

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 41st and United States of America ranks 44th of 201 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%	United States of America
1980s	0.2%	0.5%	0.4%	United States of America
1990s	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	United States of America
2000s	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	Argentina
2010s	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%	Argentina
2020s	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, Argentina or United States of America?: Argentina, at 0.4% against 0.4% in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between Argentina and United States of America?: 0.0%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States of America?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Argentina and United States of America rank globally for natural gas rents?: Argentina ranks 41st and United States of America ranks 44th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as Natural gas rents (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Natural gas rents (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 10,766 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.