Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Natural gas rents (% of GDP) was 8.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Natural gas rents in Azerbaijan, 1990–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, natural gas rents in Azerbaijan stood at 8.6%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 439.1% on the previous year and up 189.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas rents in Azerbaijan peaked at 8.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1998.
Azerbaijan ranks 7th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.2% | — |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -38.6% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +292.3% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -25.1% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -23.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -89.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +459.0% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +98.9% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -37.8% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -40.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +65.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +55.7% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -22.9% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +30.3% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +47.4% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -42.8% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +439.1% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 8.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 821.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 8.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 1147.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +459.0% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
| 2021 | +439.1% | 1.6% | 8.6% |
| 1993 | +292.3% | 1.3% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 0.4% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 1.6% | 8.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 4 Uzbekistan 11.0% compare
- 5 Papua New Guinea 9.1% compare
- 6 Iran 8.8% compare
- 8 Algeria 8.0% compare
- 9 Turkmenistan 7.6% compare
- 10 Equatorial Guinea 6.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Azerbaijan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 5.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural gas rents in Azerbaijan?
- Natural gas rents in Azerbaijan was 8.6% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest natural gas rents recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest natural gas rents recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for natural gas rents?
- Azerbaijan ranks 7th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural gas rents rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Natural gas rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.