Kazakhstan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Natural gas rents

Kazakhstan
2.0%
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.5%
in 2021
Kazakhstan rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
25th

Natural gas rents over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
00.511.52197119962021

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 2.0% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 4.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 201 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% Kazakhstan
2000s 1.3% 0.2% 1.1% Kazakhstan
2010s 1.0% 0.3% 0.7% Kazakhstan
2020s 1.2% 0.4% 0.8% Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, Kazakhstan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Kazakhstan, at 2.0% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between Kazakhstan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.5%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Kazakhstan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for natural gas rents?
Kazakhstan ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th 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

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