Which has higher natural gas rents, European Union or United States?

United States, at 0.4% against 0.0% in European Union as of 2021.

What is the difference in natural gas rents between European Union and United States?

0.4%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and United States?

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.

European Union vs United States: Natural gas rents

European Union

0.0%

in 2021

United States

0.4%

in 2021

European Union rank

45th

United States rank

44th

Natural gas rents over time

European Union
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.4% against 0.0% in European Union, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes United States's figure about 8.1 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 45th and United States ranks 44th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	European Union	United States	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1%	0.6%	0.5%	United States
1980s	0.1%	0.5%	0.5%	United States
1990s	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%	United States
2000s	0.1%	0.5%	0.4%	United States
2010s	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	European Union
2020s	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, European Union or United States?: United States, at 0.4% against 0.0% in European Union as of 2021.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between European Union and United States?: 0.4%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and United States?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do European Union and United States rank globally for natural gas rents?: European Union ranks 45th and United States ranks 44th of 47 groups.
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: 17 September 2026

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