Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Rwanda
Rwanda: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 397,350 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Rwanda, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Rwanda is 397,350 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Rwanda peaked at 397,350 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 232,460 hectares, in 1990.
That places Rwanda 62nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 239,592 hectares | 232,460 hectares | 246,725 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 261,238 hectares | 248,310 hectares | 274,167 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 313,137 hectares | 277,040 hectares | 349,230 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 377,300 hectares | 357,250 hectares | 397,350 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Rwanda
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5857 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9152 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9571 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Rwanda?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Rwanda was 397,350 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 397,350 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 232,460 hectares in 1990.
- How does Rwanda rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Rwanda ranks 62nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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