Forest rents in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Forest rents was 2.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Forest rents in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, forest rents in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 2.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 5.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1971.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Forest rents in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.0% | — |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -10.3% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | +25.3% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | +17.3% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | +44.1% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -27.7% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | +43.4% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +46.3% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 2.8% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +22.5% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -30.1% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -31.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -30.6% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 5 Guinea-Bissau 10.4% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 9.5% compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.4% compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 8.8% compare
- 9 Uganda 7.5% compare
- 10 Mozambique 7.3% compare
- 11 Zambia 6.8% compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 238.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 100.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 76.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 13.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 896.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7014 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 310.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Forest rents in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 2.3% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1971.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for forest rents?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.