Forest rents in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Forest rents was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 21.6%
Rank
19th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.9%
in 1982
All-time low
0.2%
in 2000
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Forest rents in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2021

0.20.40.60.8197019952021

Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.4% for forest rents in 2021.

The figure is down 21.6% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest rents in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.

That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Forest rents in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Forest rents (% of GDP) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GDP Change
1970 0.5%
1971 0.5% -11.6%
1972 0.5% +0.6%
1973 0.6% +19.5%
1974 0.5% -16.5%
1975 0.6% +28.8%
1976 0.5% -20.4%
1977 0.6% +31.3%
1978 0.6% -3.7%
1979 0.7% +23.0%
1980 0.7% -5.7%
1981 0.5% -21.0%
1982 0.9% +63.0%
1983 0.6% -31.6%
1984 0.4% -33.1%
1985 0.4% -12.0%
1986 0.4% +17.8%
1987 0.5% +12.2%
1988 0.4% -6.9%
1989 0.5% +5.9%
1990 0.5% +10.8%
1991 0.5% -3.7%
1992 0.5% -5.4%
1993 0.4% -16.8%
1994 0.3% -16.3%
1995 0.4% +22.8%
1996 0.3% -19.2%
1997 0.3% -7.5%
1998 0.3% -12.2%
1999 0.3% +7.6%
2000 0.2% -25.2%
2001 0.2% +2.0%
2002 0.3% +31.0%
2003 0.3% +9.9%
2004 0.2% -21.7%
2005 0.2% -11.7%
2006 0.2% +15.4%
2007 0.3% +0.6%
2008 0.2% -5.1%
2009 0.3% +7.4%
2010 0.3% +31.1%
2011 0.3% -14.7%
2012 0.3% +1.4%
2013 0.3% +15.7%
2014 0.4% +6.0%
2015 0.4% +12.8%
2016 0.5% +21.0%
2017 0.4% -7.3%
2018 0.4% -3.2%
2019 0.4% -15.3%
2020 0.5% +36.0%
2021 0.4% -21.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 10
1980s 0.5% 0.4% 0.9% 10
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

  1. 16 Chad 4.6% compare
  2. 17 Guinea 4.5% compare
  3. 18 Lesotho 4.3% compare
  4. 19 Malawi 4.2% compare
  5. 20 Rwanda 4.0% compare
  6. 21 Ghana 3.8% compare
  7. 22 Togo 3.0% compare

See the full ranking of 262 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest rents in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Forest rents in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.4% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest forest rents recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1982.
What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for forest rents?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is forest rents rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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
262 places, 11,714 data points, 1970–2021
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Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.