Natural gas rents in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Natural gas rents was 2.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Natural gas rents in United Arab Emirates, 1975–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 2.0% for natural gas rents in 2021. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.7% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas rents in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1982.
United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Natural gas rents in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.2% | — |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +90.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +77.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | +28.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -33.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -12.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -64.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +345.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +16.5% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | +39.6% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +41.9% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +31.2% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +32.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 20 Syrian Arab Republic 2.3% compare
- 21 Egypt 2.0% compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 2.0% compare
- 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.9% compare
- 25 Australia 1.7% compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 1.7% compare
More energy & mining data for United Arab Emirates
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 4.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural gas rents in United Arab Emirates?
- Natural gas rents in United Arab Emirates was 2.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest natural gas rents recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest natural gas rents recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1982.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for natural gas rents?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural gas rents rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.