Deforestation statistics for Rwanda



Total land area: Rwanda

Total land areaha
Land area2,536,885
Tree cover in 2018498,054

 

Forest and tree cover extent: Rwanda

Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Rwanda. All area figures are in hectares (ha)
YearPrimary forestTree cover (30%)
2000499,722
200153,731
201053,564519,959
201853,414498,054
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)
YearPrimary forestTree cover (30%)
20011,520
20025944
2003291,065
200471,121
2005141,121
200639747
200791,434
2008271,101
2009131,385
2010242,453
20117930
201271,094
2013152,483
2014342,898
201592,223
2016232,782
2017142,734
2018404,308
Primary loss 2002-2018316
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 groupSpecies count
Birds638
Amphibians42
Reptiles81
Fishes77
Mammals184
Vascular plants2288

 

Conservation data: Rwanda

Data on threatened species in Rwanda as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.
TaxaSpecies 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)
102536885205601281.00%208581782.20%205248480.90%490802.40%272715754167
152536885157979662.30%154288060.80%151151159.60%468103.00%260115443921
20253688576287430.10%80142131.60%77705030.60%384895.00%213814123046
25253688570648827.80%74552529.40%72201728.50%372925.30%207213782939
30253688549972219.70%51995920.50%50050719.70%320486.40%178012602432
5025368852052768.10%2347469.30%2250908.90%176218.60%9797971207
752536885883013.50%457821.80%434361.70%47205.30%262237293

 

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)
10253688520560122085817288034374558088531004910231624568424
1525368851579796154288024108397254511173028409993729555207
20253688576287480142115168070749349382741639047376502632
25253688570648874552514554912048618692701048913385495188
30253688549972251995912106930345102392505698268763459376
5025368852052762347467632365132055321780855876818326490
7525368858830145782430357511255700697612302130127896

 

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 areaTotal
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)
Amajyaruguru32705758381815817987224%23694%1326601%6617092%214
Amajyepfo5981099724610900610482218%66487%36924643%24641844%523
Iburasirazuba9491899255379122772778%51986%28933534%33518452%231
Iburengerazuba58913824872924626023466640%174887%97258942%589115945%1,449
Umujyi wa Kigali733922813399038705%34512%192258%231203%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 areaTotal
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)
Amajyaruguru327057583818158112508557582778323772027347507
Amajyepfo598109972461090062809379116832779351564320130010
Iburasirazuba949189925537912211899697892771495986203934048
Iburengerazuba589138248729246260681794815053908280773194853388173
Umujyi wa Kigali733922813399038777756029311340091993

 

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 areaTotal
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)
Amajyaruguru32705758381815816822849117317877176601105825913
Amajyepfo5981099724610900615323886158918153510093508470914
Iburasirazuba9491899255379122649074370486966270543383918572
Iburengerazuba589138248729246260371888081502756677153149106283211731
Umujyi wa Kigali73392281339902115147530566169821871087

 

 

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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