Forest rents in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Forest rents was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 14.1%
Rank
22nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.5%
in 1977
All-time low
0.3%
in 2021
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Forest rents in Low & middle income, 1970–2021

0.250.50.7511.21.5197019952021

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

Annual values for Forest rents (% of GDP) in Low & middle income, 1970 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 19 Malawi 4.2% compare
  2. 20 Rwanda 4.0% compare
  3. 21 Ghana 3.8% compare
  4. 22 Togo 3.0% compare
  5. 23 Congo 3.0% compare
  6. 24 Eswatini 2.9% compare
  7. 25 Gambia 2.9% compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

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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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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
260 places, 11,690 data points, 1970–2021
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Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.