Northern Africa vs Rwanda: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land

Northern Africa
3.95 %
in 2025
Rwanda
62.61 %
in 2025
Northern Africa rank
25th
Rwanda rank
18th

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time

  • Northern Africa
  • Rwanda
0204060199020072025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 62.61 % against 3.95 % in Northern Africa, a difference of 58.66 %.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 15.9 times Northern Africa's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Northern Africa ranks 25th and Rwanda ranks 18th of 45 groups.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Africa Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 4.1 % 56.49 % 52.39 % Rwanda
2000s 4.46 % 63.34 % 58.88 % Rwanda
2010s 3.85 % 65.07 % 61.22 % Rwanda
2020s 3.88 % 63.08 % 59.2 % Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — share in forest land, Northern Africa or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 62.61 % against 3.95 % in Northern Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — share in forest land between Northern Africa and Rwanda?
58.66 %, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Rwanda?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Northern Africa and Rwanda rank globally for planted forest — share in forest land?
Northern Africa ranks 25th and Rwanda ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
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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.