What is forest rents in World?

Forest rents in World was 0.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).

What is the highest forest rents recorded in World?

The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1977.

What is the lowest forest rents recorded in World?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.

How does World rank for forest rents?

World ranks 34th out of 49 groups with data for 2021.

Is forest rents rising or falling in World?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this World 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.

Forest rents in World

Name: Forest rents in World
Creator: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

World: Forest rents was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

0.1%

Change on year

down 10.3%

Rank

34th

of 49 groups

All-time high

0.4%

in 1977

All-time low

0.1%

in 2005

Years of data

1970–2021

Forest rents in World, 1970–2021

Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2021, forest rents in World stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest rents in World peaked at 0.4% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.

World ranks 34th of 49 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	10
1980s	0.3%	0.2%	0.4%	10
1990s	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	10
2000s	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	10
2010s	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	10
2020s	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	2

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More environment data for World

Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 241.28 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 431.35 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 4.18 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1.50 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 68.53 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 76.62 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 71.11 million 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 77.03 million t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest rents in World?: Forest rents in World was 0.1% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest forest rents recorded in World?: The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1977.
What is the lowest forest rents recorded in World?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
How does World rank for forest rents?: World ranks 34th out of 49 groups with data for 2021.
Is forest rents rising or falling in World?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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

Indicator: Forest rents (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 11,690 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.