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Forest cover — Rwanda

Forest cover in Rwanda in 2023 — 11.31%. Ranked 158 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.54 pp.

2023 11.31% +0.04 pp vs 2022
World rank 158of 213
Period maximum 12.85%1990
Period minimum 10.74%2010

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Rwanda, 1990–2023101112131990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 12.85%1991: 12.73%1992: 12.61%1993: 12.48%1994: 12.36%1995: 12.24%1996: 12.12%1997: 12%1998: 11.88%1999: 11.76%2000: 11.63%2001: 11.54%2002: 11.46%2003: 11.37%2004: 11.28%2005: 11.19%2006: 11.1%2007: 11.01%2008: 10.92%2009: 10.83%2010: 10.74%2011: 10.78%2012: 10.82%2013: 10.86%2014: 10.9%2015: 10.94%2016: 11.03%2017: 11.07%2018: 11.11%2019: 11.15%2020: 11.19%2021: 11.23%2022: 11.27%2023: 11.31%
Change over the period: −1.54 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Rwanda

Rwanda 11.31%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Eastern Africa computed 28.29%
Low-income countries computed 19.86%
Forest cover — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.31 +0.04 pp
2022 11.27 +0.04 pp
2021 11.23 +0.04 pp
2020 11.19 +0.04 pp
2019 11.15 +0.04 pp
2018 11.11 +0.04 pp
2017 11.07 +0.04 pp
2016 11.03 +0.08 pp
2015 10.94 +0.04 pp
2014 10.9 +0.04 pp
2013 10.86 +0.04 pp
2012 10.82 +0.04 pp
2011 10.78 +0.04 pp
2010 10.74 −0.09 pp
2009 10.83 −0.09 pp
2008 10.92 −0.09 pp
2007 11.01 −0.09 pp
2006 11.1 −0.09 pp
2005 11.19 −0.09 pp
2004 11.28 −0.09 pp
2003 11.37 −0.09 pp
2002 11.46 −0.09 pp
2001 11.54 −0.09 pp
2000 11.63 −0.12 pp
1999 11.76 −0.12 pp
1998 11.88 −0.12 pp
1997 12 −0.12 pp
1996 12.12 −0.12 pp
1995 12.24 −0.12 pp
1994 12.36 −0.12 pp
1993 12.48 −0.12 pp
1992 12.61 −0.12 pp
1991 12.73 −0.12 pp
1990 12.85 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SC Seychelles 73.26 ZM Zambia 59.52 TZ Tanzania 50.05 MZ Mozambique 45.81 ZW Zimbabwe 44.74 MW Malawi 22.44 MG Madagascar 21.3 MU Mauritius 19.47 KM Comoros 16.98 ET Ethiopia 14.93 SS South Sudan 11.33 RW Rwanda 11.31 UG Uganda 11.04 BI Burundi 10.89 SO Somalia 9.17 ER Eritrea 8.63 KE Kenya 6.22 DJ Djibouti 0.26
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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