Forest rents in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Forest rents was 18.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Forest rents in Solomon Islands, 1971–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest rents in Solomon Islands is 18.4%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Solomon Islands peaked at 21.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1999.
Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Forest rents in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.1% | — |
| 1972 | 8.4% | +63.9% |
| 1973 | 10.7% | +28.3% |
| 1974 | 5.5% | -48.4% |
| 1975 | 7.8% | +40.8% |
| 1976 | 6.9% | -11.1% |
| 1977 | 7.8% | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 5.6% | -28.9% |
| 1979 | 7.2% | +29.6% |
| 1980 | 6.8% | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 5.4% | -20.5% |
| 1982 | 9.5% | +75.8% |
| 1983 | 9.9% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 6.4% | -35.2% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | +44.4% |
| 1987 | 8.5% | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 6.7% | -20.9% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 6.2% | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 10.3% | +66.9% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 7.8% | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | -40.0% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +28.3% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +35.6% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -22.2% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +56.3% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -31.8% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +27.0% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +50.7% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 5.1% | 10.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 5.4% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 5.0% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 5.1% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 14.1% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.4% | 19.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More environment data for Solomon Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8823 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.34 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 25.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0006 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0008 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -31.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Solomon Islands?
- Forest rents in Solomon Islands was 18.4% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1999.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for forest rents?
- Solomon Islands ranks 1st out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.