Iran, Islamic Rep.: Coal rents (% of GDP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s coal rents (% of GDP) rose 0 percentage points on 2020 (from 0.00844% to 0.0094%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2020), the average change was −0 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.01 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.03 percentage points in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.02 percentage points in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 18% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Iran, Islamic Rep. had the 50th highest value of the 187 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Iran, Islamic Rep. in the 2021 ranking

• Germany — 47th of 187: 0.01%
• Brazil — 48th of 187: 0.01%
• Bangladesh — 49th of 187: 0.01%
• Hungary — 51st of 187: 0.00937%
• North Macedonia — 52nd of 187: 0.00863%
• Georgia — 53rd of 187: 0.0079%

What this measures

Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 49 values

Coal rents (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 0.02% (2021)
• Algeria — 0% (2021)
• Bahrain — 0% (2021)
• Djibouti — 0% (2021)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 0% (2021)
• Iraq — 0% (2021)
• Israel — 0% (2021)
• Jordan — 0% (2021)
• Kuwait — 0% (2020)
• Lebanon — 0% (2021)
• Libya — 0% (2021)
• Malta — 0% (2021)

More environment data for Iran, Islamic Rep.

• Population in largest city — 9.73 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 13.61% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 23.31 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 25.22% (2025)
• Rural population — 20.91 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 22.62% (2025)
• Urban population — 71.51 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 77.38% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

What is Iran, Islamic Rep.'s coal rents (% of GDP)?

0.0094% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 0.000955 percentage points from 0.01% in 1971. The highest value was 0.04% in 2008 and the lowest 0.00237% in 1999.

How does Iran, Islamic Rep. rank?

50th highest of 187 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in coal rents (% of GDP) unusual for Iran, Islamic Rep.?

In 2021, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s coal rents (% of GDP) rose 0 percentage points on 2020 (from 0.00844% to 0.0094%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2020), the average change was −0 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.01 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.COAL.RT.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/changing-wealth-of-nations/data, note: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in the World Bank's The Changing Wealth of Nations., publisher: World Bank (WB); Staff estimates, Wo… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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