Forest rents in Congo
Congo: Forest rents was 3.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Forest rents in Congo, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest rents in Congo is 3.0%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Congo peaked at 7.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1985.
Congo ranks 23rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 3.5% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 1.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 2 |
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More environment data for Congo
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0796 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.3642 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0592 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0195 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.34 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1138 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Congo?
- Forest rents in Congo was 3.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1985.
- How does Congo rank for forest rents?
- Congo ranks 23rd out of 213 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.