South Asia - Net forest depletion

Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI)

Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI) in South Asia was 0.12 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 1.41 in 1977, while its lowest value was 0.12 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
1970 0.28
1971 0.24
1972 0.24
1973 0.37
1974 0.37
1975 0.75
1976 0.51
1977 1.41
1978 1.25
1979 0.51
1980 0.52
1981 0.44
1982 0.65
1983 0.43
1984 0.37
1985 0.25
1986 0.43
1987 0.36
1988 0.36
1989 0.36
1990 0.44
1991 0.49
1992 0.48
1993 0.46
1994 0.35
1995 0.38
1996 0.33
1997 0.29
1998 0.28
1999 0.30
2000 0.26
2001 0.26
2002 0.29
2003 0.27
2004 0.20
2005 0.17
2006 0.23
2007 0.26
2008 0.25
2009 0.22
2010 0.32
2011 0.30
2012 0.26
2013 0.23
2014 0.22
2015 0.24
2016 0.25
2017 0.17
2018 0.12
2019 0.12

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts