São Tomé and Principe - Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI)
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI) in São Tomé and Principe was 0.000 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 0.000 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2001.
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).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.000 |
| 2002 | 0.000 |
| 2003 | 0.000 |
| 2004 | 0.000 |
| 2005 | 0.000 |
| 2006 | 0.000 |
| 2007 | 0.000 |
| 2008 | 0.000 |
| 2009 | 0.000 |
| 2010 | 0.000 |
| 2011 | 0.000 |
| 2012 | 0.000 |
| 2013 | 0.000 |
| 2014 | 0.000 |
| 2015 | 0.000 |
| 2016 | 0.000 |
| 2017 | 0.000 |
| 2018 | 0.000 |
| 2019 | 0.000 |
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
