Natural gas rents in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Natural gas rents was 0.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 52.3%
Rank
31st
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.6%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Natural gas rents in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2021

00.20.40.6197019952021

Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 0.3% for natural gas rents in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.3% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural gas rents in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Natural gas rents in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GDP Change
1970 0.0%
1971 0.0%
1972 0.0% +50.3%
1973 0.0% +60.2%
1974 0.1% +431.4%
1975 0.1% +87.3%
1976 0.2% +16.3%
1977 0.2% +13.1%
1978 0.3% +73.4%
1979 0.5% +48.9%
1980 0.4% -12.4%
1981 0.2% -62.4%
1982 0.1% -67.8%
1983 0.1% +138.5%
1984 0.2% +51.7%
1985 0.2% +26.3%
1986 0.4% +70.5%
1987 0.4% -4.2%
1988 0.3% -19.7%
1989 0.3% +8.3%
1990 0.4% +29.7%
1991 0.4% -14.1%
1992 0.4% +1.2%
1993 0.4% +13.4%
1994 0.4% +4.3%
1995 0.4% -12.9%
1996 0.4% +15.6%
1997 0.5% +8.8%
1998 0.4% -19.6%
1999 0.4% +7.0%
2000 0.6% +52.2%
2001 0.5% -12.8%
2002 0.5% -14.4%
2003 0.6% +18.9%
2004 0.6% +4.9%
2005 0.6% -3.0%
2006 0.4% -23.4%
2007 0.3% -20.2%
2008 0.3% -8.0%
2009 0.3% -9.8%
2010 0.3% -2.4%
2011 0.3% -9.3%
2012 0.2% -10.9%
2013 0.2% -7.8%
2014 0.3% +30.9%
2015 0.3% +11.1%
2016 0.2% -26.1%
2017 0.2% -2.7%
2018 0.3% +35.4%
2019 0.3% -0.5%
2020 0.2% -22.4%
2021 0.3% +52.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Natural gas rents in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.

YearChange FromTo
1974 +431.4% 0.0% 0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1% 0.0% 0.5% 10
1980s 0.3% 0.1% 0.4% 10
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2000s 0.5% 0.3% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

  1. 28 Ukraine 1.4% compare
  2. 29 Nigeria 1.2% compare
  3. 30 Angola 1.0% compare
  4. 31 Thailand 0.9% compare
  5. 32 Indonesia 0.8% compare
  6. 33 Canada 0.8% compare
  7. 34 Pakistan 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural gas rents in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Natural gas rents in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.3% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest natural gas rents recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
What is the lowest natural gas rents recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for natural gas rents?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is natural gas rents rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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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
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Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.