Forest rents in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Forest rents was 0.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Forest rents in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.2% for forest rents in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 3.7% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2021.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest rents in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.4% | — |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +31.2% |
| 1973 | 3.1% | +66.5% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | -21.9% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 2.9% | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +27.7% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 2.3% | -37.2% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +25.1% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | -37.3% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | +30.5% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | +24.5% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | -13.0% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -14.9% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -31.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +28.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -31.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -20.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -31.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More environment data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1,345 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3,203 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1,582 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 108.80 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 41.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 15,236 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.21 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 7,482 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.7035 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 80.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Forest rents in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.2% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 1979.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for forest rents?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.