Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in IDA total
IDA total: Natural gas rents (% of GDP) was 1.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Natural gas rents in IDA total, 1971–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 1.0% for natural gas rents in 2021. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 84.7% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas rents in IDA total peaked at 1.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1982.
That places IDA total 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -24.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +37.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -24.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +23.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -77.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -69.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +766.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -28.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +124.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -23.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +77.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +164.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -31.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +62.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -45.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +34.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +133.2% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +47.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -26.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +34.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +84.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in IDA total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +766.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 8 Algeria 8.0% compare
- 9 Turkmenistan 7.6% compare
- 10 Equatorial Guinea 6.6% compare
- 11 Russia 5.9% compare
- 12 Bahrain 5.7% compare
- 13 Oman 5.7% compare
- 14 Trinidad and Tobago 5.1% compare
More energy & mining data for IDA total
- Fuel imports 24.1% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2023)
- Fuel exports 28.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 8.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.3% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 372.3 kWh per capita (2024)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 5.6% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 50.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.2% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 7.1% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural gas rents in IDA total?
- Natural gas rents in IDA total was 1.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest natural gas rents recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest natural gas rents recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1982.
- How does IDA total rank for natural gas rents?
- IDA total ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is natural gas rents rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA total 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.