Which has higher natural gas rents, Ghana or United States of America?

Ghana, at 0.4% against 0.4% in United States of America as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United States of America?

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.

Ghana vs United States of America: Natural gas rents

Ghana

0.4%

in 2021

United States of America

0.4%

in 2021

Ghana rank

43rd

United States of America rank

44th

Natural gas rents over time

Ghana
United States of America

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United States of America ahead.

Ghana ranks 43rd and United States of America ranks 44th of 201 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0%	0.7%	0.7%	United States of America
1980s	0.0%	0.5%	0.5%	United States of America
1990s	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%	United States of America
2000s	0.0%	0.5%	0.5%	United States of America
2010s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Ghana
2020s	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, Ghana or United States of America?: Ghana, at 0.4% against 0.4% in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between Ghana and United States of America?: 0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United States of America?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Ghana and United States of America rank globally for natural gas rents?: Ghana ranks 43rd and United States of America ranks 44th 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.