Rwanda vs Southern Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate
Rwanda
4.36 % change on previous year
in 2025
Southern Africa
0.7433 % change on previous year
in 2025
Rwanda rank
4th
Southern Africa rank
4th
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate over time
- Rwanda
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 4.36 % change on previous year against 0.7433 % change on previous year in Southern Africa, a difference of 3.62 % change on previous year.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 5.9 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Southern Africa ahead.
Rwanda ranks 4th and Southern Africa ranks 4th of 249 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Southern Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3665 % change on previous year | 0.0328 % change on previous year | 0.3994 % change on previous year | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 1.06 % change on previous year | 0.1296 % change on previous year | 0.9256 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 3.24 % change on previous year | -0.1071 % change on previous year | 3.35 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 4.83 % change on previous year | 0.5491 % change on previous year | 4.28 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate, Rwanda or Southern Africa?
- Rwanda, at 4.36 % change on previous year against 0.7433 % change on previous year in Southern Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate between Rwanda and Southern Africa?
- 3.62 % change on previous year, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Southern Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Southern Africa rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Rwanda ranks 4th and Southern Africa ranks 4th of 249 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.