Kenya vs Rwanda: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate
Kenya
1.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Rwanda
2.35 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kenya rank
4th
Rwanda rank
2nd
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 2.35 % change on previous year against 1.67 % change on previous year in Kenya, a difference of 0.68 % change on previous year.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.4 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 4th and Rwanda ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2005 % change on previous year | -0.6423 % change on previous year | 0.8428 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.1657 % change on previous year | 0.0333 % change on previous year | 0.1325 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | -0.8511 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year | 3.59 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | 0.8592 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate, Kenya or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 2.35 % change on previous year against 1.67 % change on previous year in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate between Kenya and Rwanda?
- 0.68 % change on previous year, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 4th and Rwanda ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.