Canada vs North America: Natural gas rents
Canada
0.8%
in 2021
North America
0.4%
in 2021
Canada rank
33rd
North America rank
30th
Natural gas rents over time
- Canada
- North America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.8% against 0.4% in North America, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.0 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North America ahead.
Canada ranks 33rd and North America ranks 30th of 201 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 | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural gas rents, Canada or North America?
- Canada, at 0.8% against 0.4% in North America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in natural gas rents between Canada and North America?
- 0.4%, 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 natural gas rents?
- Canada ranks 33rd and North America ranks 30th 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.