Rwanda vs South Africa

Rwanda vs South Africa: Forest area

Forest area in 2024: 26.1% in Rwanda and 18.8% in South Africa, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 7.3 percentage points, or 1.39 times that in South Africa.

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% of land · FAO

Rwanda vs South Africa: Forest areaForest area in 2024: 26.1% in Rwanda and 18.8% in South Africa, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 7.3 percentage points, or 1.39 times that in South Africa.
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What the numbers say

  • Rwanda has been higher since 2012, when it overtook South Africa.
  • In 2024, Rwanda ranked 116 and South Africa ranked 133 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of land · FAO

YearRwandaSouth AfricaWorld
202426.118.8–
202325.518.731.1
202224.918.731.1
202124.318.631.2
202022.818.531.2
201922.218.431.2
201821.618.431.3
20172118.331.3
201620.418.231.3
201519.818.131.4
201419.218.131.4
201318.61831.4
201218.117.931.5
201117.517.931.9
201016.917.832
200916.817.732
200816.817.632
200716.817.632.1
200616.817.532.1
200516.717.432.1
200416.717.432.2
200316.717.332.3
200216.617.232.3
200116.617.132.3
200016.617.132.4
199916.71732.5
199816.816.932.5
199716.916.832.6
19961716.832.7
199517.216.732.7
199417.316.632.8
199317.416.632.8
199217.516.533
199117.616.4–
199017.716.3–

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Good to know

  • The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
  • Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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