Forest rents in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Forest rents was 0.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Forest rents in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.0% for forest rents in 2021.
That represents a change of down 19.8% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1976.
That places Saudi Arabia 173rd out of 212 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Forest rents in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -34.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -60.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +29.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -39.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +57.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +19.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -29.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -13.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +228.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -55.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +264.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -15.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +44.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +62.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -59.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +28.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +44.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +62.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -56.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +39.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 170 Aruba 0.0% compare
- 171 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
- 172 Oman 0.0% compare
- 174 Cyprus 0.0% compare
- 175 Uzbekistan 0.0% compare
- 176 Macau, China 0.0% compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 22,633 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 27.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 16,945 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 14.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Saudi Arabia?
- Forest rents in Saudi Arabia was 0.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1976.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for forest rents?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 173rd out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.