Which has higher natural gas rents, Latin America & Caribbean or Venezuela?

Venezuela, at 0.4% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2014.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Venezuela?

45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.

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.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Venezuela: Natural gas rents

Latin America & Caribbean

0.1%

in 2021

Venezuela

0.4%

in 2014

Latin America & Caribbean rank

39th

Venezuela rank

42nd

Natural gas rents over time

Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 0.4% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 2.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 39th and Venezuela ranks 42nd of 47 groups.

Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	Venezuela
1980s	0.1%	0.3%	0.2%	Venezuela
1990s	0.1%	0.4%	0.3%	Venezuela
2000s	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%	Venezuela
2010s	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, Latin America & Caribbean or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 0.4% against 0.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2014.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between Latin America & Caribbean and Venezuela?: 0.3%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Venezuela?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Venezuela rank globally for natural gas rents?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 39th and Venezuela ranks 42nd 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.