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

United States of America, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Netherlands as of 2021.

What is the difference in natural gas rents between Netherlands and United States of America?

0.1%, with United States of America ahead.

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

52 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Netherlands vs United States of America: Natural gas rents

Netherlands

0.3%

in 2021

United States of America

0.4%

in 2021

Netherlands rank

47th

United States of America rank

44th

Natural gas rents over time

Netherlands
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 47th and United States of America ranks 44th of 201 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%	Netherlands
1980s	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%	Netherlands
1990s	0.3%	0.2%	0.0%	Netherlands
2000s	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	Netherlands
2010s	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%	Netherlands
2020s	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, Netherlands or United States of America?: United States of America, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Netherlands as of 2021.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between Netherlands and United States of America?: 0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States of America?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Netherlands and United States of America rank globally for natural gas rents?: Netherlands ranks 47th 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.