Maldives - Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI)

Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI) in Maldives was 0.003 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 0.027 in 1986, while its lowest value was 0.003 in 2018.

Definition: Net forest depletion is calculated as the product of unit resource rents and the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. If growth exceeds harvest, this figure is zero.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in "The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future" (Lange et al 2018).

See also:

Year Value
1985 0.017
1986 0.027
1987 0.026
1988 0.022
1989 0.020
1990 0.022
1991 0.020
1992 0.019
1993 0.013
1994 0.011
1995 0.012
1996 0.011
1997 0.008
1998 0.008
1999 0.007
2000 0.007
2001 0.005
2002 0.005
2003 0.005
2004 0.004
2005 0.005
2006 0.005
2007 0.008
2008 0.006
2009 0.006
2010 0.009
2011 0.009
2012 0.008
2013 0.005
2014 0.005
2015 0.006
2016 0.007
2017 0.005
2018 0.003
2019 0.003

Limitations and Exceptions: A positive net depletion figure for forest resources implies that the harvest rate exceeds the rate of natural growth; this is not the same as deforestation, which represents a change in land use. In principle, there should be an addition to savings in countries where growth exceeds harvest, but empirical estimates suggest that most of this net growth is in forested areas that cannot currently be exploited economically. Because the depletion estimates reflect only timber values, they ignore all the external and nontimber benefits associated with standing forests.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts