Forest rents in Rwanda
Rwanda: Forest rents was 4.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Forest rents in Rwanda, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, forest rents in Rwanda stood at 4.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Rwanda peaked at 16.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1985.
Rwanda ranks 20th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Forest rents in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.3% | — |
| 1971 | 7.2% | -13.8% |
| 1972 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | +48.5% |
| 1974 | 11.7% | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 8.9% | -23.8% |
| 1976 | 7.2% | -19.3% |
| 1977 | 11.9% | +65.2% |
| 1978 | 10.1% | -14.5% |
| 1979 | 7.2% | -29.2% |
| 1980 | 7.9% | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | -19.8% |
| 1982 | 9.0% | +41.9% |
| 1983 | 5.6% | -38.0% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | -30.0% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | +39.1% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 4.7% | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 6.3% | +34.1% |
| 1992 | 6.1% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | +227.7% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | -22.5% |
| 1996 | 12.6% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | -40.4% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -22.3% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +41.0% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -22.7% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +31.5% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -2.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 4.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.8%, 83% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 4.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.8%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest rents in Rwanda 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 | +227.7% | 5.0% | 16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 7.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.5% | 3.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 4.7% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.0% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % 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 -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Rwanda?
- Forest rents in Rwanda was 4.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1985.
- How does Rwanda rank for forest rents?
- Rwanda ranks 20th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.