Forest rents in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Forest rents was 4.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Forest rents in Burkina Faso, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 4.7% for forest rents in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Burkina Faso peaked at 13.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1999.
Burkina Faso ranks 15th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Forest rents in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.8% | — |
| 1971 | 5.7% | -16.2% |
| 1972 | 5.5% | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 8.0% | +46.0% |
| 1974 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 7.5% | -13.9% |
| 1977 | 11.9% | +57.4% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | -21.1% |
| 1979 | 7.4% | -20.9% |
| 1980 | 8.3% | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 8.0% | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 11.3% | +40.6% |
| 1983 | 8.2% | -27.2% |
| 1984 | 8.4% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 5.8% | -31.1% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | +22.0% |
| 1987 | 6.0% | -15.2% |
| 1988 | 6.0% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 6.5% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | +104.7% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -60.4% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +19.9% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -35.7% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 5.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 5.8% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 4.6% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.8% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 4.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 2 |
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More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0009 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 19.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Burkina Faso?
- Forest rents in Burkina Faso was 4.7% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for forest rents?
- Burkina Faso ranks 15th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.