Forest rents in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Forest rents was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
69th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 1987
All-time low
0.3%
in 1984
Years of data
43
1979–2021
Forest rents in Vanuatu, 1979–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, forest rents in Vanuatu stood at 0.6%.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Vanuatu peaked at 1.1% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1984.
Vanuatu ranks 69th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Forest rents in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.4% | — |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +30.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -44.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +63.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | +34.6% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | +59.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | -16.9% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -24.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +28.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -26.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +31.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -32.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -9.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 11.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 66 Angola 0.7% compare
- 67 Chile 0.6% compare
- 68 South Africa 0.6% compare
- 70 El Salvador 0.5% compare
- 71 Nepal 0.5% compare
- 72 Montenegro 0.5% compare
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % 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 -2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Vanuatu?
- Forest rents in Vanuatu was 0.6% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1987.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1984.
- How does Vanuatu rank for forest rents?
- Vanuatu ranks 69th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.