Forest rents in East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific: Forest rents was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 11.6%
Rank
35th
of 45 groups
All-time high
0.9%
in 1973
All-time low
0.1%
in 2021
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Forest rents in East Asia & Pacific, 1970–2021

0.20.40.60.81197019952021

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

Annual values for Forest rents (% of GDP) in East Asia & Pacific, 1970 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 32 Eritrea 2.3% compare
  2. 33 Benin 2.3% compare
  3. 34 Mali 2.2% compare
  4. 35 Guyana 2.2% compare
  5. 36 Myanmar 2.2% compare
  6. 37 Papua New Guinea 2.0% compare
  7. 38 Equatorial Guinea 1.9% compare

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