Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Least developed countries

Least developed countries: Adjusted savings: net forest depletion was 2.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
2.0%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
4th
of 47 groups
All-time high
7.2%
in 1995
All-time low
1.8%
in 2019
Years of data
36
1986–2021

Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Least developed countries, 1986–2021

24681986200320211986: 4.1 % of GNI1987: 3.7 % of GNI1988: 3.5 % of GNI1989: 3.5 % of GNI1990: 3.7 % of GNI1991: 3.8 % of GNI1992: 4.2 % of GNI1993: 3.5 % of GNI1994: 5 % of GNI1995: 7.2 % of GNI1996: 6.6 % of GNI1997: 5.8 % of GNI1998: 6.1 % of GNI1999: 3.9 % of GNI2000: 3.5 % of GNI2001: 3.5 % of GNI2002: 3.8 % of GNI2003: 5.4 % of GNI2004: 4.1 % of GNI2005: 3.7 % of GNI2006: 3.3 % of GNI2007: 4 % of GNI2008: 4 % of GNI2009: 3.6 % of GNI2010: 3 % of GNI2011: 2.7 % of GNI2012: 2.8 % of GNI2013: 2.8 % of GNI2014: 3 % of GNI2015: 3.1 % of GNI2016: 3.3 % of GNI2017: 3 % of GNI2018: 1.9 % of GNI2019: 1.8 % of GNI2020: 2 % of GNI2021: 2 % of GNI

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

Analysis

Least developed countries recorded 2.0% for adjusted savings: net forest depletion in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Least developed countries peaked at 7.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2019.

That places Least developed countries 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Least developed countries, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI) in Least developed countries, 1986 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1986 4.1%
1987 3.7% -9.1%
1988 3.5% -5.6%
1989 3.5% +0.8%
1990 3.7% +5.7%
1991 3.8% +0.9%
1992 4.2% +11.8%
1993 3.5% -16.7%
1994 5.0% +42.8%
1995 7.2% +43.1%
1996 6.6% -8.1%
1997 5.8% -12.4%
1998 6.1% +4.6%
1999 3.9% -35.4%
2000 3.5% -11.0%
2001 3.5% +1.7%
2002 3.8% +7.9%
2003 5.4% +42.1%
2004 4.1% -23.7%
2005 3.7% -11.0%
2006 3.3% -11.9%
2007 4.0% +23.1%
2008 4.0% +0.8%
2009 3.6% -9.7%
2010 3.0% -16.4%
2011 2.7% -10.7%
2012 2.8% +4.3%
2013 2.8% -0.6%
2014 3.0% +5.9%
2015 3.1% +5.4%
2016 3.3% +3.9%
2017 3.0% -9.4%
2018 1.9% -34.6%
2019 1.8% -7.4%
2020 2.0% +9.8%
2021 2.0% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.7% 3.5% 4.1% 4
1990s 5.0% 3.5% 7.2% 10
2000s 3.9% 3.3% 5.4% 10
2010s 2.8% 1.8% 3.3% 10
2020s 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2

Countries ranked near Least developed countries

  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
  7. 7 Sierra Leone 8.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Least developed countries?
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Least developed countries was 2.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Least developed countries?
The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 1995.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Least developed countries?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2019.
How does Least developed countries rank for adjusted savings: net forest depletion?
Least developed countries ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: net forest depletion rising or falling in Least developed countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Least developed countries 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.

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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.