Cameroon vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Natural gas rents

Cameroon
0.6%
in 2021
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.2%
in 2021
Cameroon rank
36th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
37th

Natural gas rents over time

  • Cameroon
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.20.40.6197019952021

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.6% against 0.2% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 3.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Cameroon ranks 36th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th of 201 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Cameroon, at 0.6% against 0.2% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between Cameroon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.4%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for natural gas rents?
Cameroon ranks 36th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th 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

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

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