Rwanda vs Yemen: Forest land — Area

Rwanda
634.63 1000 ha
in 2025
Yemen
549 1000 ha
in 2025
Rwanda rank
144th
Yemen rank
146th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Rwanda
  • Yemen
0200400600199020072025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 634.63 1000 ha against 549 1000 ha in Yemen, a difference of 85.63 1000 ha.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.

Rwanda ranks 144th and Yemen ranks 146th of 231 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 424.42 1000 ha 549 1000 ha 124.58 1000 ha Yemen
2000s 412.39 1000 ha 549 1000 ha 136.61 1000 ha Yemen
2010s 481.75 1000 ha 549 1000 ha 67.25 1000 ha Yemen
2020s 598.23 1000 ha 549 1000 ha 49.23 1000 ha Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Rwanda or Yemen?
Rwanda, at 634.63 1000 ha against 549 1000 ha in Yemen as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Rwanda and Yemen?
85.63 1000 ha, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Yemen?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Rwanda and Yemen rank globally for forest land — area?
Rwanda ranks 144th and Yemen ranks 146th 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.