Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Natural gas rents
Kuwait
1.7%
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.5%
in 2021
Kuwait rank
27th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
25th
Natural gas rents over time
- Kuwait
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.7% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 3.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 201 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 1.4% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural gas rents, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Kuwait, at 1.7% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in natural gas rents between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for natural gas rents?
- Kuwait ranks 27th 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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About this data
Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.