Who is #1 in Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP?

Solomon Islands is #1 with 18.4 % of GDP, as of 2026-11-02. Liberia is #2.

How often is this ranking updated?

It refreshes on a fixed schedule from World Bank Open Data. The latest snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.

Where does the data come from?

World Bank Open Data. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). The raw payload for every refresh is stored unchanged so any number can be traced back.

Environment and energy · ranked by Forest rents

Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP

Name: Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP — snapshot history
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50 ranked · updated 2026-11-02

Number oneSolomon Islands18.4 % of GDP

Ranking by Forest rents
#	Name	Forest rents	Change
1	Solomon Islands	18.4 % of GDP	new
2	Liberia	16.48 % of GDP	new
3	Burundi	13.96 % of GDP	new
4	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	11.24 % of GDP	new
5	Guinea-Bissau	10.43 % of GDP	new
6	Central African Republic	9.49 % of GDP	new
7	Congo, Dem. Rep.	9.36 % of GDP	new
8	Sierra Leone	8.82 % of GDP	new
9	Uganda	7.48 % of GDP	new
10	Mozambique	7.34 % of GDP	new

Show positions 11–50

11	Zambia	6.78 % of GDP	new
12	Ethiopia	5.6 % of GDP	new
13	Madagascar	5.45 % of GDP	new
14	Niger	4.89 % of GDP	new
15	Burkina Faso	4.68 % of GDP	new
16	Chad	4.58 % of GDP	new
17	Guinea	4.52 % of GDP	new
18	Lesotho	4.32 % of GDP	new
19	Malawi	4.2 % of GDP	new
20	Rwanda	3.97 % of GDP	new
21	Ghana	3.76 % of GDP	new
22	Togo	2.98 % of GDP	new
23	Congo, Rep.	2.97 % of GDP	new
24	Eswatini	2.86 % of GDP	new
25	Gambia, The	2.86 % of GDP	new
26	Sudan	2.81 % of GDP	new
27	Bhutan	2.66 % of GDP	new
28	South Sudan	2.65 % of GDP	new
29	Gabon	2.65 % of GDP	new
30	Cameroon	2.58 % of GDP	new
31	Tanzania	2.39 % of GDP	new
32	Eritrea	2.33 % of GDP	new
33	Benin	2.3 % of GDP	new
34	Mali	2.23 % of GDP	new
35	Guyana	2.22 % of GDP	new
36	Myanmar	2.17 % of GDP	new
37	Papua New Guinea	1.96 % of GDP	new
38	Equatorial Guinea	1.93 % of GDP	new
39	Uruguay	1.91 % of GDP	new
40	Sao Tome and Principe	1.88 % of GDP	new
41	Zimbabwe	1.82 % of GDP	new
42	Malaysia	1.7 % of GDP	new
43	Suriname	1.65 % of GDP	new
44	Comoros	1.63 % of GDP	new
45	Senegal	1.5 % of GDP	new
46	Lao PDR	1.49 % of GDP	new
47	Paraguay	1.27 % of GDP	new
48	Cote d'Ivoire	1.22 % of GDP	new
49	Kenya	1.22 % of GDP	new
50	Mauritania	1.19 % of GDP	new

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History

How the top 10 has moved

Positions of today's top 10 across every published snapshot.

History appears once this ranking has at least two published snapshots.

About this ranking

Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP, explained

Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP is a live ranking of the top 50 entries in environment and energy by Forest rents, built from public data published by World Bank Open Data. It was last refreshed on 2026-11-02. This is the first published snapshot; from the next refresh onwards the page will also show movers, new entries and a rank history chart.

Solomon Islands currently holds #1 with 18.4 % of GDP. Liberia is second with 16.48 % of GDP, which puts the leader 12% ahead. Burundi completes the top three with 13.96 % of GDP. Together the top three account for about 43% of the combined top-10 total, which gives a quick sense of how concentrated this ranking is.

How it is measured: Roundwood harvest times regional prices and a regional rental rate, as a share of GDP. World Bank indicator NY.GDP.FRST.RT.ZS; most recent year available per country, regional and income aggregates excluded. Caveat: Countries report in different years; each shows its latest available figure. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). The full top 50 is on this page, with positions 11 to 50 one click away, and each entry links to its own profile showing every ranking it appears in.

Use this page to check who is number one right now, compare any two entries head to head, or test yourself with the quiz, which asks you to name all ten in three minutes. Year-end archives are available for 2026, freezing the ranking as it stood at the close of each year. Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value: each number is fetched from its source, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails the gate, the previous snapshot stays live and the problem is reviewed by a person.

Frequently asked questions

Who is #1 in Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP?: Solomon Islands is #1 with 18.4 % of GDP, as of 2026-11-02. Liberia is #2.
How is Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP ranked?: By Forest rents. Roundwood harvest times regional prices and a regional rental rate, as a share of GDP. World Bank indicator NY.GDP.FRST.RT.ZS; most recent year available per country, regional and income aggregates excluded.
How often is this ranking updated?: It refreshes on a fixed schedule from World Bank Open Data. The latest snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.
Where does the data come from?: World Bank Open Data. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). The raw payload for every refresh is stored unchanged so any number can be traced back.

How this ranking is made

Measure: Forest rents (% of GDP). Roundwood harvest times regional prices and a regional rental rate, as a share of GDP. World Bank indicator NY.GDP.FRST.RT.ZS; most recent year available per country, regional and income aggregates excluded.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). (terms)
Fetched: 2026-11-02 10:42 UTC; source data as of 2026-10-08
Caveat: Countries report in different years; each shows its latest available figure.

Every snapshot is kept; corrections are published as new snapshots and labelled. Nothing on this page is estimated or generated.

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