Forest rents in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Forest rents was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Forest rents in East Asia & Pacific, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, forest rents in East Asia & Pacific stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.9% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
That places East Asia & Pacific 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest rents in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5% | — |
| 1971 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | +54.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | -23.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | -21.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | +35.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -37.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +32.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | -35.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -16.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -14.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -31.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +28.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -29.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -26.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More environment data for East Asia & Pacific
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1,768 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3,521 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1,719 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 113.16 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 46.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 17,389 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.35 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 8,411 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.5589 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 87.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in East Asia & Pacific?
- Forest rents in East Asia & Pacific was 0.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1973.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for forest rents?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.