Forest rents in North America
North America: Forest rents was 0.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Forest rents in North America, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, forest rents in North America stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in North America peaked at 0.2% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
North America ranks 44th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Forest rents in North America, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1% | — |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +16.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +34.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -16.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -22.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +18.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -18.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +35.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -27.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near North America
More environment data for North America
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1,845 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 509.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 187.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 628,135 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 11.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5,210 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.66 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,568 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2118 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 5.8 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in North America?
- Forest rents in North America was 0.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1979.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does North America rank for forest rents?
- North America ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.