Forest rents in El Salvador
El Salvador: Forest rents was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 30.0%
World rank
70th
of 212 countries
All-time high
2.4%
in 1982
All-time low
0.3%
in 1985
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Forest rents in El Salvador, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, forest rents in El Salvador stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 30.0% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in El Salvador peaked at 2.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1985.
El Salvador ranks 70th of 212 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.
Forest rents in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7% | — |
| 1971 | 0.6% | -15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | +51.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +24.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -32.4% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | +36.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +16.0% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +112.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -65.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -42.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -36.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +150.7% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +31.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -29.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -28.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +37.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -34.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +60.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -20.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +32.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +78.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +35.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 2 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0303 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -12.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in El Salvador?
- Forest rents in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1985.
- How does El Salvador rank for forest rents?
- El Salvador ranks 70th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.