Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Rwanda
Rwanda: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 37.39 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Rwanda, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Rwanda stood at 37.39 %.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Rwanda peaked at 46.79 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33.44 %, in 2010.
Rwanda ranks 224th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.79 % | — |
| 1991 | 46.08 % | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 45.37 % | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 44.65 % | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 43.92 % | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 43.18 % | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 42.42 % | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 41.66 % | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 40.89 % | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 40.11 % | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 39.32 % | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 38.72 % | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 38.13 % | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 37.54 % | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 36.95 % | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 36.36 % | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 35.77 % | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 35.18 % | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 34.6 % | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 34.02 % | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 33.44 % | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 33.83 % | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 34.19 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 34.53 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 34.85 % | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 35.15 % | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 35.43 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 35.7 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 35.95 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 36.19 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 36.41 % | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 36.63 % | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 36.83 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 37.03 % | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 37.21 % | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 37.39 % | +0.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 37.39 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 97.62 %, 38% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 37.39 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 97.67 %, 38% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.51 % | 40.11 % | 46.79 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.66 % | 34.02 % | 39.32 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.93 % | 33.44 % | 36.19 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.92 % | 36.41 % | 37.39 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Rwanda?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Rwanda was 37.39 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 46.79 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.44 % in 2010.
- How does Rwanda rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Rwanda ranks 224th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.