Which has higher natural gas rents, Cameroon or Latin America & Caribbean?

Cameroon, at 0.6% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean?

51 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Cameroon vs Latin America & Caribbean: Natural gas rents

Cameroon

0.6%

in 2021

Latin America & Caribbean

0.1%

in 2021

Cameroon rank

36th

Latin America & Caribbean rank

39th

Natural gas rents over time

Cameroon
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.6% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 4.0 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Cameroon ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 39th of 201 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Latin America & Caribbean
1980s	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Latin America & Caribbean
1990s	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Latin America & Caribbean
2000s	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	0.1%	0.2%	0.0%	Latin America & Caribbean
2020s	0.5%	0.1%	0.3%	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, Cameroon or Latin America & Caribbean?: Cameroon, at 0.6% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean?: 0.5%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for natural gas rents?: Cameroon ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 39th 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.