Rwanda - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Rwanda was 2,760 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,170 in 1990 and a minimum value of 2,650 in 2010.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 3,170
1991 3,140
1992 3,110
1993 3,080
1994 3,050
1995 3,020
1996 2,990
1997 2,960
1998 2,930
1999 2,900
2000 2,870
2001 2,848
2002 2,826
2003 2,804
2004 2,782
2005 2,760
2006 2,738
2007 2,716
2008 2,694
2009 2,672
2010 2,650
2011 2,660
2012 2,670
2013 2,680
2014 2,690
2015 2,700
2016 2,720
2017 2,730
2018 2,740
2019 2,750
2020 2,760

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Rwanda was 11.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 12.85 in 1990, while its lowest value was 10.74 in 2010.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 12.85
1991 12.73
1992 12.61
1993 12.48
1994 12.36
1995 12.24
1996 12.12
1997 12.00
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 11.10
2007 11.01
2008 10.92
2009 10.83
2010 10.74
2011 10.78
2012 10.82
2013 10.86
2014 10.90
2015 10.94
2016 11.03
2017 11.07
2018 11.11
2019 11.15
2020 11.19

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use