Forest rents in Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean: Forest rents was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 21.2%
Rank
17th
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, 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 Latin America & Caribbean stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of down 21.2% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.

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

That places Latin America & Caribbean 17th 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, year by year

Annual values for Forest rents (% of GDP) in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GDP Change
1970 0.5%
1971 0.5% -11.4%
1972 0.5% +1.5%
1973 0.6% +19.5%
1974 0.5% -14.4%
1975 0.6% +31.0%
1976 0.5% -20.6%
1977 0.6% +28.9%
1978 0.6% -3.5%
1979 0.8% +21.4%
1980 0.7% -7.2%
1981 0.6% -20.8%
1982 0.9% +62.3%
1983 0.6% -32.1%
1984 0.4% -32.3%
1985 0.4% -13.6%
1986 0.4% +17.2%
1987 0.5% +12.3%
1988 0.4% -6.0%
1989 0.5% +5.0%
1990 0.5% +14.8%
1991 0.5% -4.2%
1992 0.5% -5.4%
1993 0.4% -14.8%
1994 0.3% -15.9%
1995 0.4% +22.6%
1996 0.3% -19.9%
1997 0.3% -8.0%
1998 0.3% -12.6%
1999 0.3% +7.1%
2000 0.2% -25.7%
2001 0.2% +3.0%
2002 0.3% +31.2%
2003 0.3% +6.4%
2004 0.2% -20.5%
2005 0.2% -9.6%
2006 0.3% +15.2%
2007 0.3% +3.3%
2008 0.3% -2.3%
2009 0.3% +5.1%
2010 0.4% +30.9%
2011 0.3% -15.0%
2012 0.3% -0.0%
2013 0.4% +15.6%
2014 0.4% +6.3%
2015 0.4% +13.0%
2016 0.5% +18.1%
2017 0.5% -4.9%
2018 0.5% -3.1%
2019 0.4% -14.6%
2020 0.5% +33.5%
2021 0.4% -21.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 10
1980s 0.5% 0.4% 0.9% 10
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean

  1. 14 Niger 4.9% compare
  2. 15 Burkina Faso 4.7% compare
  3. 16 Chad 4.6% compare
  4. 17 Guinea 4.5% compare
  5. 18 Lesotho 4.3% compare
  6. 19 Malawi 4.2% compare
  7. 20 Rwanda 4.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest rents in Latin America & Caribbean?
Forest rents in Latin America & Caribbean 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?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1982.
What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for forest rents?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is forest rents rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.