Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Africa Eastern and Southern

Africa Eastern and Southern: Adjusted savings: net forest depletion was 2.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2.0%
Change on year
down 4.4%
Rank
3rd
of 47 groups
All-time high
3.6%
in 1998
All-time low
0.8%
in 1972
Years of data
50
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2021

1234197019952021

Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Africa Eastern and Southern is 2.0%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 3.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1972.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI) in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1970 1.0%
1971 0.8% -17.2%
1972 0.8% -2.2%
1973 1.0% +26.1%
1974 0.9% -9.6%
1975 1.2% +31.3%
1976 1.1% -6.6%
1979 1.5% +30.5%
1980 1.4% -2.8%
1981 1.9% +33.7%
1982 2.8% +49.1%
1983 1.7% -38.8%
1984 1.8% +4.0%
1985 1.6% -9.9%
1986 2.3% +41.6%
1987 1.8% -20.0%
1988 1.8% -2.8%
1989 1.8% +1.5%
1990 2.0% +12.1%
1991 2.0% -0.7%
1992 2.1% +4.8%
1993 1.8% -13.0%
1994 2.7% +47.5%
1995 3.6% +31.6%
1996 3.5% -1.1%
1997 3.2% -9.8%
1998 3.6% +12.6%
1999 2.4% -34.3%
2000 2.2% -6.2%
2001 2.4% +8.3%
2002 2.8% +16.4%
2003 3.3% +18.7%
2004 2.3% -29.5%
2005 2.1% -8.1%
2006 1.9% -10.0%
2007 2.5% +30.5%
2008 2.9% +13.8%
2009 2.7% -6.3%
2010 2.1% -23.6%
2011 1.9% -7.3%
2012 2.1% +13.0%
2013 2.3% +8.6%
2014 2.5% +8.8%
2015 2.9% +13.9%
2016 3.2% +12.1%
2017 2.8% -12.7%
2018 1.8% -35.4%
2019 1.8% -3.7%
2020 2.1% +18.4%
2021 2.0% -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.0% 0.8% 1.5% 8
1980s 1.9% 1.4% 2.8% 10
1990s 2.7% 1.8% 3.6% 10
2000s 2.5% 1.9% 3.3% 10
2010s 2.4% 1.8% 3.2% 10
2020s 2.0% 2.0% 2.1% 2

Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern

  1. 1 Liberia 17.5% compare
  2. 2 Burundi 13.9% compare
  3. 3 Somalia 11.3% compare
  4. 4 Guinea-Bissau 10.4% compare
  5. 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.0% compare
  6. 6 Uganda 8.6% compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

More economy & growth data for Africa Eastern and Southern

All data for Africa Eastern and Southern →

Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Africa Eastern and Southern?
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Africa Eastern and Southern was 2.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 1998.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1972.
How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for adjusted savings: net forest depletion?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: net forest depletion rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Africa Eastern and Southern. Statizoid, drawing on Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/adjusted-savings-net-forest-depletion-percent-of-gni/africa-eastern-and-southern/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/adjusted-savings-net-forest-depletion-percent-of-gni/africa-eastern-and-southern/">Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Africa Eastern and Southern</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 10,038 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.