Australia vs Saudi Arabia: Natural gas rents
Australia
1.7%
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
1.7%
in 2021
Australia rank
25th
Saudi Arabia rank
26th
Natural gas rents over time
- Australia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 201 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural gas rents, Australia or Saudi Arabia?
- Australia, at 1.7% against 1.7% in Saudi Arabia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in natural gas rents between Australia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Saudi Arabia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for natural gas rents?
- Australia ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th 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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About this data
Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.