Rwanda vs Western Sahara: Forest land — Area

Rwanda
634.63 1000 ha
in 2025
Western Sahara
529.22 1000 ha
in 2025
Rwanda rank
144th
Western Sahara rank
147th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Rwanda
  • Western Sahara
0200400600199020072025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 634.63 1000 ha against 529.22 1000 ha in Western Sahara, a difference of 105.41 1000 ha.

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 144th and Western Sahara ranks 147th of 231 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 424.42 1000 ha 575.79 1000 ha 151.37 1000 ha Western Sahara
2000s 412.39 1000 ha 538.5 1000 ha 126.12 1000 ha Western Sahara
2010s 481.75 1000 ha 537.56 1000 ha 55.81 1000 ha Western Sahara
2020s 598.23 1000 ha 531.22 1000 ha 67.01 1000 ha Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Rwanda or Western Sahara?
Rwanda, at 634.63 1000 ha against 529.22 1000 ha in Western Sahara as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Rwanda and Western Sahara?
105.41 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Rwanda ranks 144th and Western Sahara ranks 147th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.