Kenya vs Rwanda: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
Kenya
1.6%
in 2025
Rwanda
2.3%
in 2025
Kenya rank
2nd
Rwanda rank
1st
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kenya
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 2.3% against 1.6% in Kenya, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.4 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 1st of 227 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | -0.7% | 0.9% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | -0.9% | 2.7% | 3.6% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 2.4% | 0.8% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita, Kenya or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 2.3% against 1.6% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita between Kenya and Rwanda?
- 0.7%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 1st of 227 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.