Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Adjusted savings: net forest depletion was 1.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 1.5%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 3.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1971.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.4% | — |
| 1971 | 1.2% | -16.8% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | +27.4% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | +17.8% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | +53.3% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | -15.6% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | +44.9% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | -34.8% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -13.1% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | +40.8% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +46.4% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +29.7% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -29.9% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -22.7% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -34.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 3 Somalia 11.3% compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 10.4% compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.0% compare
- 6 Uganda 8.6% compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 8.0% compare
- 8 Ethiopia 5.6% compare
- 9 Madagascar 5.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,655 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Adjusted savings: net forest depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net forest depletion recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1971.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for adjusted savings: net forest depletion?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net forest depletion rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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About this data
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.