Forest rents in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Forest rents was 2.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Forest rents in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2.0% for forest rents in 2021.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Papua New Guinea peaked at 6.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1971.
Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Forest rents in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.9% | — |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 2.4% | +29.7% |
| 1973 | 3.3% | +39.1% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 3.8% | +29.9% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 3.6% | -19.0% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | +22.7% |
| 1980 | 5.4% | +22.5% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | -38.3% |
| 1982 | 5.4% | +60.7% |
| 1983 | 4.6% | -14.7% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | -31.0% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | +32.8% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | -18.6% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 3.9% | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | +34.0% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +25.1% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -28.6% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -22.8% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +26.0% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -22.8% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 1.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 3.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0026 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Papua New Guinea?
- Forest rents in Papua New Guinea was 2.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1971.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for forest rents?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 37th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.