nisr data: Rwanda Forestry Authority rw.nisr.forest-cover.annual annual
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Forest cover statistics compiled from the Rwanda Statistical Yearbook 2025, ENVIRONMENT sheet, Tables 5.6 and 5.7. Table 5.6 reports the area of natural forest coverage in hectares and its share of national territory for 2019 through 2024; Table 5.7 reports the area of forest plantation in hectares and its territory share for 2015 through 2024. Natural forest area has held steady at 336,656 hectares (12.78% of national territory), while forest plantation expanded from 413,274 hectares (17.4%) in 2015 to 450,216 hectares (18.9%) in 2024. The Rwanda Forestry Authority is the source agency.

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Rwanda's forest plantations expanded to cover 18.9% of national territory by 2024, up from 17.4% in 2015, while natural forest held steady at 12.8%.

Forest cover as a share of national territory · percent · 2015 to 2024

SOURCE: Rwanda Forestry Authority · via National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda · Forest Cover · Updated 2026-07-03
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imibare contributors. (2026). Forest Cover [Data set]. imibare. v2026-07-03. https://imibare.org/datasets/rw.nisr.forest-cover.annual