Natural gas rents in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Natural gas rents was 0.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Natural gas rents in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1971–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, natural gas rents in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 59.8% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas rents in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +20.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +89.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +74.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +16.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +59.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +16.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -41.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -55.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +310.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +27.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -19.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -19.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +33.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +47.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +116.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -20.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -34.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +150.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +42.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -17.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -50.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +185.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -28.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +46.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -24.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +26.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +50.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +59.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural gas rents in Sub-Saharan Africa (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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +310.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 22 Kazakhstan 2.0% compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 2.0% compare
- 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.9% compare
- 25 Australia 1.7% compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 1.7% compare
- 27 Kuwait 1.7% compare
- 28 Ukraine 1.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 23.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 16.1% (2024)
- Fuel exports 40.2% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.9% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 10.0% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 376.79 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 62.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural gas rents in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Natural gas rents in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.5% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest natural gas rents recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest natural gas rents recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for natural gas rents?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is natural gas rents rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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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About this data
Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.