Deforestation statistics for Rwanda
Total land area: Rwanda
| Total land area | ha |
| Land area | 2,536,885 |
| Tree cover in 2018 | 498,054 |
Forest and tree cover extent: Rwanda
Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Rwanda. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 499,722 | |
| 2001 | 53,731 | |
| 2010 | 53,564 | 519,959 |
| 2018 | 53,414 | 498,054 |
| Primary/Total tree cover 2018 | 11% | |
| Tree cover/Total land area 2018 | 19.6% |
Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Rwanda
Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Rwanda by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,520 | ||
| 2002 | 5 | 944 | |
| 2003 | 29 | 1,065 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 1,121 | |
| 2005 | 14 | 1,121 | |
| 2006 | 39 | 747 | |
| 2007 | 9 | 1,434 | |
| 2008 | 27 | 1,101 | |
| 2009 | 13 | 1,385 | |
| 2010 | 24 | 2,453 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 930 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 1,094 | |
| 2013 | 15 | 2,483 | |
| 2014 | 34 | 2,898 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 2,223 | |
| 2016 | 23 | 2,782 | |
| 2017 | 14 | 2,734 | |
| 2018 | 40 | 4,308 | |
| Primary loss 2002-2018 | 316 | ||
| Tree cover loss 2001-2018 | 30,823 | ||
| Primary loss/ Total tree cover loss | 1.0% | ||
| Percent loss 2001-2018 | 0.6% | ||
| Loss/year (2001/2-2010) | 18.51 | 1,289 | |
| Loss/year (2011-2018) | 18.71 | 2,432 |
Biodiversity data: Rwanda
Species count by taxa for Rwanda. For consistency, all data for a given group comes from a single source. Amphibians - amphibiaweb; Reptiles - reptile-database; Fish - fishbase; Birds - birdlife; Mammals - IUCN; and Plants - World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC).| Animal / plant group | Species count |
|---|---|
| Birds | 638 |
| Amphibians | 42 |
| Reptiles | 81 |
| Fishes | 77 |
| Mammals | 184 |
| Vascular plants | 2288 |
Conservation data: Rwanda
Data on threatened species in Rwanda as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.| Taxa | Species count |
|---|---|
| Threatened mammals (2018) | 24 |
| Threatened birds (2018) | 20 |
| Threatened fishes (2018) | 7 |
| Threatened higher plants (2018) | 41 |
Protected areas data: Rwanda
Data on threatened species in Rwanda as of 2017, according to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) maintained by the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).| Protected areas (2017) | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Terrestrial protected areas, % of total land area | 9.1 |
| Marine protected areas, % of territorial waters |
Tree cover loss data for Rwanda
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % tree cover loss since 2000 | Avg tree cover loss/year (ha) | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| 10 | 2536885 | 2056012 | 81.00% | 2085817 | 82.20% | 2052484 | 80.90% | 49080 | 2.40% | 2727 | 1575 | 4167 |
| 15 | 2536885 | 1579796 | 62.30% | 1542880 | 60.80% | 1511511 | 59.60% | 46810 | 3.00% | 2601 | 1544 | 3921 |
| 20 | 2536885 | 762874 | 30.10% | 801421 | 31.60% | 777050 | 30.60% | 38489 | 5.00% | 2138 | 1412 | 3046 |
| 25 | 2536885 | 706488 | 27.80% | 745525 | 29.40% | 722017 | 28.50% | 37292 | 5.30% | 2072 | 1378 | 2939 |
| 30 | 2536885 | 499722 | 19.70% | 519959 | 20.50% | 500507 | 19.70% | 32048 | 6.40% | 1780 | 1260 | 2432 |
| 50 | 2536885 | 205276 | 8.10% | 234746 | 9.30% | 225090 | 8.90% | 17621 | 8.60% | 979 | 797 | 1207 |
| 75 | 2536885 | 88301 | 3.50% | 45782 | 1.80% | 43436 | 1.70% | 4720 | 5.30% | 262 | 237 | 293 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Rwanda
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg biomass loss/year (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt) |
| 10 | 2536885 | 2056012 | 2085817 | 288034374 | 5580885 | 310049 | 10231624 | 568424 |
| 15 | 2536885 | 1579796 | 1542880 | 241083972 | 5451117 | 302840 | 9993729 | 555207 |
| 20 | 2536885 | 762874 | 801421 | 151680707 | 4934938 | 274163 | 9047376 | 502632 |
| 25 | 2536885 | 706488 | 745525 | 145549120 | 4861869 | 270104 | 8913385 | 495188 |
| 30 | 2536885 | 499722 | 519959 | 121069303 | 4510239 | 250569 | 8268763 | 459376 |
| 50 | 2536885 | 205276 | 234746 | 76323651 | 3205532 | 178085 | 5876818 | 326490 |
| 75 | 2536885 | 88301 | 45782 | 43035751 | 1255700 | 69761 | 2302130 | 127896 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Rwanda
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % cover in 2018 | Loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % loss since 2000 | Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha) | Loss 2001-2010 (ha) | loss between 2000-2010 | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Loss 2011-2018 (ha) | loss between 2011-2018 | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| Amajyaruguru | 327057 | 58381 | 81581 | 79872 | 24% | 2369 | 4% | 132 | 660 | 1% | 66 | 1709 | 2% | 214 |
| Amajyepfo | 598109 | 97246 | 109006 | 104822 | 18% | 6648 | 7% | 369 | 2464 | 3% | 246 | 4184 | 4% | 523 |
| Iburasirazuba | 949189 | 92553 | 79122 | 77277 | 8% | 5198 | 6% | 289 | 3353 | 4% | 335 | 1845 | 2% | 231 |
| Iburengerazuba | 589138 | 248729 | 246260 | 234666 | 40% | 17488 | 7% | 972 | 5894 | 2% | 589 | 11594 | 5% | 1,449 |
| Umujyi wa Kigali | 73392 | 2813 | 3990 | 3870 | 5% | 345 | 12% | 19 | 225 | 8% | 23 | 120 | 3% | 15 |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Rwanda
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Amajyaruguru | 327057 | 58381 | 81581 | 12508557 | 582778 | 32377 | 20273 | 47507 |
| Amajyepfo | 598109 | 97246 | 109006 | 28093791 | 1683277 | 93515 | 64320 | 130010 |
| Iburasirazuba | 949189 | 92553 | 79122 | 11899697 | 892771 | 49598 | 62039 | 34048 |
| Iburengerazuba | 589138 | 248729 | 246260 | 68179481 | 5053908 | 280773 | 194853 | 388173 |
| Umujyi wa Kigali | 73392 | 2813 | 3990 | 387777 | 56029 | 3113 | 4009 | 1993 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Rwanda
This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Avg biomass per ha (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Amajyaruguru | 327057 | 58381 | 81581 | 6822849 | 117 | 317877 | 17660 | 11058 | 25913 |
| Amajyepfo | 598109 | 97246 | 109006 | 15323886 | 158 | 918153 | 51009 | 35084 | 70914 |
| Iburasirazuba | 949189 | 92553 | 79122 | 6490743 | 70 | 486966 | 27054 | 33839 | 18572 |
| Iburengerazuba | 589138 | 248729 | 246260 | 37188808 | 150 | 2756677 | 153149 | 106283 | 211731 |
| Umujyi wa Kigali | 73392 | 2813 | 3990 | 211514 | 75 | 30566 | 1698 | 2187 | 1087 |
Archived forest data for Rwanda | Forest data for Rwanda
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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