Natural gas rents in Rwanda

Rwanda: Natural gas rents was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
up 76.0%
World rank
67th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 1980
Years of data
42
1980–2021

Natural gas rents in Rwanda, 1980–2021

00.020.040.061980200020211980: 0 % of GDP1981: 0 % of GDP1982: 0 % of GDP1983: 0 % of GDP1984: 0 % of GDP1985: 0 % of GDP1986: 0 % of GDP1987: 0 % of GDP1988: 0 % of GDP1989: 0 % of GDP1990: 0 % of GDP1991: 0 % of GDP1992: 0 % of GDP1993: 0 % of GDP1994: 0 % of GDP1995: 0 % of GDP1996: 0 % of GDP1997: 0 % of GDP1998: 0.001 % of GDP1999: 0.001 % of GDP2000: 0.002 % of GDP2001: 0.002 % of GDP2002: 0 % of GDP2003: 0.001 % of GDP2004: 0.001 % of GDP2005: 0 % of GDP2006: 0.001 % of GDP2007: 0.001 % of GDP2008: 0.001 % of GDP2009: 0.001 % of GDP2010: 0.001 % of GDP2011: 0.002 % of GDP2012: 0.003 % of GDP2013: 0.003 % of GDP2014: 0.005 % of GDP2015: 0.021 % of GDP2016: 0.024 % of GDP2017: 0.027 % of GDP2018: 0.046 % of GDP2019: 0.039 % of GDP2020: 0.029 % of GDP2021: 0.051 % of GDP

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

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 0.1% for natural gas rents in 2021. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of up 76.0% on the previous year and up 1,964.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural gas rents in Rwanda peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1980.

Rwanda ranks 67th of 201 countries 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 Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Natural gas rents (% of GDP) in Rwanda, 1980 to 2021.
Year % of GDP Change
1980 0.0%
1981 0.0%
1982 0.0%
1983 0.0%
1984 0.0%
1985 0.0%
1986 0.0%
1987 0.0%
1988 0.0%
1989 0.0%
1990 0.0%
1991 0.0% -3.7%
1992 0.0% +4.1%
1993 0.0% +50.7%
1994 0.0% +177.1%
1995 0.0% -32.2%
1996 0.0% -1.6%
1997 0.0% -15.4%
1998 0.0% +179.2%
1999 0.0% +69.2%
2000 0.0% +87.6%
2001 0.0% -28.4%
2002 0.0% -88.2%
2003 0.0% +209.1%
2004 0.0% +50.3%
2005 0.0% -47.8%
2006 0.0% +167.9%
2007 0.0% -21.1%
2008 0.0% -2.9%
2009 0.0% -15.4%
2010 0.0% -11.1%
2011 0.0% +265.1%
2012 0.0% +34.5%
2013 0.0% +2.5%
2014 0.0% +44.2%
2015 0.0% +325.3%
2016 0.0% +14.0%
2017 0.0% +14.9%
2018 0.0% +69.3%
2019 0.0% -14.9%
2020 0.0% -26.5%
2021 0.1% +76.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural gas rents in Rwanda?
Natural gas rents in Rwanda was 0.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest natural gas rents recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest natural gas rents recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1980.
How does Rwanda rank for natural gas rents?
Rwanda ranks 67th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural gas rents rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,964.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rwanda 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.