Forest rents in Mauritius
Mauritius: Forest rents was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Forest rents in Mauritius, 1976–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest rents in Mauritius is 0.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Mauritius peaked at 0.1% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Mauritius 169th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest rents in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.1% | — |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +19.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -18.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -22.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -46.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -48.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +23.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +38.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +28.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -25.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -28.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -17.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +25.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -23.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -36.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +55.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -41.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -36.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +24.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +33.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -40.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -50.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -33.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +220.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -29.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 2% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.8%, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest rents in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +220.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Mauritius?
- Forest rents in Mauritius was 0.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1979.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for forest rents?
- Mauritius ranks 169th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 46 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.