Forest rents in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Forest rents was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Forest rents in Afghanistan, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.4% for forest rents in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.1% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Afghanistan peaked at 1.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.
Afghanistan ranks 77th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Forest rents in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3% | — |
| 1971 | 0.3% | +20.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | +15.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | +93.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | -22.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | +24.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | -23.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -25.3% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +127.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -34.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -41.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +36.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 35.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -28.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Afghanistan?
- Forest rents in Afghanistan was 0.4% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
- How does Afghanistan rank for forest rents?
- Afghanistan ranks 77th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Forest rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.