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Germany: Coal rents

0.01percent · 2021-87.4% since 2011

Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production. Annual figures for Germany from 1970 to 2021.

19822021

Every year

Year	Value (percent)	Note
2021	0.014
2020	0.007
2019	0.01
2018	0.018
2017	0.018
2016	0.014
2015	0.015
2014	0.019
2013	0.024
2012	0.055
2011	0.115
2010	0.101
2009	0.065
2008	0.178
2007	0.059
2006	0.057
2005	0.061
2004	0.069
2003	0.016
2002	0.021
2001	0.036
2000	0.016
1999	0.009
1998	0.017
1997	0.019
1996	0.021
1995	0.024
1994	0.017
1993	0.031
1992	0.054
1991	0.084
1990	0.104
1989	0.077
1988	0.057
1987	0.063
1986	0.142
1985	0.367
1984	0.331
1983	0.456
1982	0.829
1981	0.738
1980	0.347
1979	0.27
1978	0.338
1977	0.495
1976	0.593
1975	0.559
1974	0.175
1973	0.096
1972	0.116
1971	0.151
1970	0.132

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Coal rents. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-coal-rents (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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