Forest rents in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Forest rents was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Forest rents in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 612.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 242.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 161.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 4.46 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 11.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,772 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.68 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 392.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3021 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
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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About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.