Who is #1 in Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP?

Cabo Verde is #1 with 17.18 % of GDP, as of 2026-11-02. Mongolia is #2.

How often is this ranking updated?

It refreshes on a fixed schedule from World Bank Open Data. The latest snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.

Where does the data come from?

World Bank Open Data. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). The raw payload for every refresh is stored unchanged so any number can be traced back.

Environment and energy · ranked by Coal rents

Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP

Name: Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP — snapshot history
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50 ranked · updated 2026-11-02

Number oneCabo Verde17.18 % of GDP

Ranking by Coal rents
#	Name	Coal rents	Change
1	Cabo Verde	17.18 % of GDP	new
2	Mongolia	4.89 % of GDP	new
3	Mozambique	3.78 % of GDP	new
4	South Africa	2.44 % of GDP	new
5	India	1.28 % of GDP	new
6	Indonesia	1.22 % of GDP	new
7	Kazakhstan	0.85 % of GDP	new
8	Australia	0.79 % of GDP	new
9	Colombia	0.73 % of GDP	new
10	Mauritania	0.67 % of GDP	new

Show positions 11–50

11	Russian Federation	0.61 % of GDP	new
12	China	0.61 % of GDP	new
13	Botswana	0.5 % of GDP	new
14	Tajikistan	0.49 % of GDP	new
15	Viet Nam	0.38 % of GDP	new
16	Ukraine	0.34 % of GDP	new
17	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.3 % of GDP	new
18	Zimbabwe	0.29 % of GDP	new
19	Kyrgyz Republic	0.26 % of GDP	new
20	Poland	0.25 % of GDP	new
21	Serbia	0.24 % of GDP	new
22	Zambia	0.23 % of GDP	new
23	Lao PDR	0.23 % of GDP	new
24	Virgin Islands (U.S.)	0.21 % of GDP	new
25	United States	0.17 % of GDP	new
26	Montenegro	0.14 % of GDP	new
27	Eswatini	0.14 % of GDP	new
28	Bulgaria	0.13 % of GDP	new
29	Pakistan	0.12 % of GDP	new
30	Philippines	0.09 % of GDP	new
31	Czechia	0.09 % of GDP	new
32	Canada	0.07 % of GDP	new
33	Uzbekistan	0.05 % of GDP	new
34	Tanzania	0.05 % of GDP	new
35	Turkiye	0.05 % of GDP	new
36	Myanmar	0.05 % of GDP	new
37	Niger	0.04 % of GDP	new
38	Thailand	0.03 % of GDP	new
39	Albania	0.03 % of GDP	new
40	New Zealand	0.03 % of GDP	new
41	Slovenia	0.03 % of GDP	new
42	Malaysia	0.03 % of GDP	new
43	Romania	0.02 % of GDP	new
44	Afghanistan	0.02 % of GDP	new
45	Malawi	0.02 % of GDP	new
46	Mexico	0.02 % of GDP	new
47	Greece	0.01 % of GDP	new
48	Germany	0.01 % of GDP	new
49	Brazil	0.01 % of GDP	new
50	Bangladesh	0.01 % of GDP	new

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History

How the top 10 has moved

Positions of today's top 10 across every published snapshot.

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About this ranking

Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP, explained

Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP is a live ranking of the top 50 entries in environment and energy by Coal rents, built from public data published by World Bank Open Data. It was last refreshed on 2026-11-02. This is the first published snapshot; from the next refresh onwards the page will also show movers, new entries and a rank history chart.

Cabo Verde currently holds #1 with 17.18 % of GDP. Mongolia is second with 4.89 % of GDP, which puts the leader 3.5 times ahead. Mozambique completes the top three with 3.78 % of GDP. Together the top three account for about 76% of the combined top-10 total, which gives a quick sense of how concentrated this ranking is.

How it is measured: Difference between the value of coal production at world prices and its total cost of production, as a share of GDP. World Bank indicator NY.GDP.COAL.RT.ZS; most recent year available per country, regional and income aggregates excluded. Caveat: Countries report in different years; each shows its latest available figure. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). The full top 50 is on this page, with positions 11 to 50 one click away, and each entry links to its own profile showing every ranking it appears in.

Use this page to check who is number one right now, compare any two entries head to head, or test yourself with the quiz, which asks you to name all ten in three minutes. Year-end archives are available for 2026, freezing the ranking as it stood at the close of each year. Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value: each number is fetched from its source, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails the gate, the previous snapshot stays live and the problem is reviewed by a person.

Frequently asked questions

Who is #1 in Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP?: Cabo Verde is #1 with 17.18 % of GDP, as of 2026-11-02. Mongolia is #2.
How is Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP ranked?: By Coal rents. Difference between the value of coal production at world prices and its total cost of production, as a share of GDP. World Bank indicator NY.GDP.COAL.RT.ZS; most recent year available per country, regional and income aggregates excluded.
How often is this ranking updated?: It refreshes on a fixed schedule from World Bank Open Data. The latest snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.
Where does the data come from?: World Bank Open Data. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). The raw payload for every refresh is stored unchanged so any number can be traced back.

How this ranking is made

Measure: Coal rents (% of GDP). Difference between the value of coal production at world prices and its total cost of production, as a share of GDP. World Bank indicator NY.GDP.COAL.RT.ZS; most recent year available per country, regional and income aggregates excluded.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). (terms)
Fetched: 2026-11-02 10:42 UTC; source data as of 2026-10-08
Caveat: Countries report in different years; each shows its latest available figure.

Every snapshot is kept; corrections are published as new snapshots and labelled. Nothing on this page is estimated or generated.

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