Forest rents in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Forest rents was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Forest rents in Low & middle income, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, forest rents in Low & middle income stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Low & middle income peaked at 1.5% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
Low & middle income ranks 22nd of 45 groups 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9% | — |
| 1971 | 0.8% | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +45.3% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | -22.1% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +31.7% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | -27.3% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | +38.4% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -19.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -24.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -13.5% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +34.0% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -31.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +25.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -28.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More environment data for Low & middle income
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3,166 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 4,711 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2,370 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 132.05 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 101.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 24,380 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.64 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 10,776 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.6547 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 114.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Low & middle income?
- Forest rents in Low & middle income was 0.3% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1977.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Low & middle income rank for forest rents?
- Low & middle income ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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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About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.