Rwanda vs Western Sahara: Forest area
Rwanda
634,630 hectares
in 2025
Western Sahara
529,220 hectares
in 2025
Rwanda rank
139th
Western Sahara rank
142nd
Forest area over time
- Rwanda
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 634,630 hectares against 529,220 hectares in Western Sahara, a difference of 105,410 hectares.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Western Sahara's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Rwanda ranks 139th and Western Sahara ranks 142nd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 424,421 hectares | 575,790 hectares | 151,370 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 412,384 hectares | 538,500 hectares | 126,116 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 481,753 hectares | 537,561 hectares | 55,808 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 598,230 hectares | 531,215 hectares | 67,015 hectares | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Rwanda or Western Sahara?
- Rwanda, at 634,630 hectares against 529,220 hectares in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Rwanda and Western Sahara?
- 105,410 hectares, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Western Sahara?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Western Sahara rank globally for forest area?
- Rwanda ranks 139th and Western Sahara ranks 142nd 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.