Which has higher natural gas rents, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 2.0% against 1.7% in Saudi Arabia as of 2021.

What is the difference in natural gas rents between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?

0.3%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?

47 years are reported by both, from 1975 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.

Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Natural gas rents

Saudi Arabia

1.7%

in 2021

United Arab Emirates

2.0%

in 2021

Saudi Arabia rank

26th

United Arab Emirates rank

23rd

Natural gas rents over time

Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 2.0% against 1.7% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 26th and United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd of 201 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1%	0.3%	0.2%	United Arab Emirates
1980s	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	United Arab Emirates
1990s	0.8%	1.5%	0.7%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	1.0%	1.4%	0.3%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.9%	1.0%	0.1%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural gas rents, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 2.0% against 1.7% in Saudi Arabia as of 2021.
What is the difference in natural gas rents between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?: 0.3%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for natural gas rents?: Saudi Arabia ranks 26th and United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd 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: 17 September 2026

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