What is forest rents in Australia?

Forest rents in Australia was 0.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).

What is the highest forest rents recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1980.

What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.

How does Australia rank for forest rents?

Australia ranks 111th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.

Is forest rents rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Australia 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.

Forest rents in Australia

Name: Forest rents in Australia
Creator: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Australia: Forest rents was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

0.1%

Change on year

down 15.9%

World rank

111th

of 214 countries

All-time high

0.4%

in 1980

All-time low

0.1%

in 2013

Years of data

1970–2021

Forest rents in Australia, 1970–2021

Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.1% for forest rents in 2021.

That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest rents in Australia peaked at 0.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.

Australia ranks 111th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.3%	0.2%	0.4%	10
1980s	0.3%	0.2%	0.4%	10
1990s	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	10
2000s	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	10
2010s	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	10
2020s	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	2

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More environment data for Australia

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.91 Percentage change (2024)
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.11 Percentage change (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -4.99 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest rents in Australia?: Forest rents in Australia was 0.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest forest rents recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1980.
What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
How does Australia rank for forest rents?: Australia ranks 111th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
Is forest rents rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia 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

Indicator: Forest rents (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 11,690 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.