Denmark vs Rwanda: Forest area
Denmark
642,560 hectares
in 2025
Rwanda
634,630 hectares
in 2025
Denmark rank
138th
Rwanda rank
139th
Forest area over time
- Denmark
- Rwanda
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 642,560 hectares against 634,630 hectares in Rwanda, a difference of 7,930 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 138th and Rwanda ranks 139th of 235 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 549,512 hectares | 424,421 hectares | 125,091 hectares | Denmark |
| 2000s | 578,233 hectares | 412,384 hectares | 165,848 hectares | Denmark |
| 2010s | 614,574 hectares | 481,753 hectares | 132,821 hectares | Denmark |
| 2020s | 637,635 hectares | 598,230 hectares | 39,405 hectares | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Denmark or Rwanda?
- Denmark, at 642,560 hectares against 634,630 hectares in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Denmark and Rwanda?
- 7,930 hectares, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Rwanda?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Rwanda rank globally for forest area?
- Denmark ranks 138th and Rwanda ranks 139th of 235 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.