Natural gas rents in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Natural gas rents was 0.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Natural gas rents in Europe & Central Asia, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 0.6% for natural gas rents in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 436.4% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas rents in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 0.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Europe & Central Asia 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +45.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +47.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -25.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +220.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +29.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +45.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -28.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -55.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +85.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -27.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -25.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +87.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +36.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -30.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -52.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +143.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +58.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -87.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +638.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +111.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -22.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +108.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +70.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +41.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -32.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -39.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +36.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +52.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -29.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -55.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +436.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural gas rents in Europe & Central Asia 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 | +638.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2021 | +436.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 16 Myanmar 4.4% compare
- 17 Norway 3.9% compare
- 18 Mozambique 3.6% compare
- 19 Malaysia 3.3% compare
- 20 Syrian Arab Republic 2.3% compare
- 21 Egypt 2.0% compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 2.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Europe & Central Asia
- Fuel imports 10.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2024)
- Fuel exports 7.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.6% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.4% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.2% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 22.3% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 5,313 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 7.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural gas rents in Europe & Central Asia?
- Natural gas rents in Europe & Central Asia was 0.6% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest natural gas rents recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest natural gas rents recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for natural gas rents?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is natural gas rents rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.