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Zambia: Coal rents

0.23percent · 2021+73210.5% 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 Zambia from 1971 to 2021.

19822021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20210.231
20200.139
20190.116
20180.165
20170.097
20160.037
20150.016
20140.017
20130.022
20120.024
20110
20100
20090
20080.001
20070.004
20060.015
20050.051
20040.068
20030.053
20020.052
20010.078
20000.049
19990.034
19980.049
19970.023
19960.055
19950.071
19940.055
19930.12
19920.217
19910.187
19900.216
19890.182
19880.211
19870.24
19860.54
19850.471
19840.351
19830.331
19820.574
19810.478
19800.366
19790.281
19780.404
19770.493
19760.476
19750.52
19740.224
19730.206
19720.202
19710.172

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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

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