Forest rents in Niger
Niger: Forest rents was 4.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Forest rents in Niger, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest rents in Niger is 4.9%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Niger peaked at 9.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1971.
Niger ranks 14th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Forest rents in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.2% | — |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -16.4% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | +11.2% |
| 1973 | 2.8% | +37.9% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 3.9% | +35.7% |
| 1976 | 3.6% | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 5.2% | +45.9% |
| 1978 | 3.9% | -24.8% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | -18.2% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 5.3% | +54.1% |
| 1983 | 4.1% | -23.6% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | +20.1% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | -22.8% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | +21.2% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | -14.5% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 4.7% | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | -21.9% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +90.2% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | +27.6% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 9.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | -32.4% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +32.3% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -20.1% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -38.2% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -0.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 4.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.8%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 4.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.8%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest rents in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +90.2% | 4.0% | 7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 1.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 3.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.5% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 4.7% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 2.69 % 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 Niger?
- Forest rents in Niger was 4.9% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1971.
- How does Niger rank for forest rents?
- Niger ranks 14th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.