Forest rents in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Forest rents was 3.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
3.6%
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
3rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
3.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Forest rents in Pacific island small states, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest rents in Pacific island small states is 3.6%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Pacific island small states peaked at 3.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1970.
Pacific island small states ranks 3rd of 45 groups 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3% | — |
| 1971 | 1.1% | +238.9% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | +35.9% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | -38.2% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | -21.0% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | +37.0% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | -27.1% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | +70.2% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -33.7% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +39.1% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -31.1% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +31.6% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -26.9% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +48.5% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +45.9% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 1 Solomon Islands 18.4% compare
- 2 Liberia 16.5% compare
- 3 Burundi 14.0% compare
- 4 Somalia 11.2% compare
- 5 Guinea-Bissau 10.4% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 9.5% compare
More environment data for Pacific island small states
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.4212 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0349 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0258 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.4392 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.53 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.3038 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Pacific island small states?
- Forest rents in Pacific island small states was 3.6% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1970.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for forest rents?
- Pacific island small states ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.