Ghana vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Natural gas rents
Natural gas rents over time
- Ghana
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.4% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Ghana ranks 43rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural gas rents, Ghana or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Ghana, at 0.4% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in natural gas rents between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 0.3%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for natural gas rents?
- Ghana ranks 43rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 41st 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.