Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Rwanda
Rwanda: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 25.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Rwanda, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Rwanda is 25.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Rwanda peaked at 25.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 115th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.7% | — |
| 2000 | 16.6% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +14.9% |
| 2025 | 25.7% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 16.9% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 22.8% | 25.7% | 2 |
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More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 4.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.77 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 14.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Rwanda?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Rwanda was 25.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Rwanda ranks 115th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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